New Delhi, Oct. 29 -- The Sports Ministry on Tuesday justified its stand to play against Pakistan in multilateral international events pointing to the severe sanctions imposed by the International Olympic Committee against Indonesia for denying visas to Israeli athletes for the World Artistic Gymnastics Championships. With India's ambition to host the 2036 Olympics and the 2030 Commonwealth Games (formally approved as hosts), the sports ministry said it will have to go by the International Olympic charter. IOC, on October 22, came down heavily on Indonesia for excluding Israeli athletes from the championships, and recommended all international federations "not to host any international sports events or meetings in Indonesia until the Indone...