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TopicE-Visa

Topic: e-Visa

Sri Lankan Supreme Court suspends controversial e-visa scheme run by consortium including Indian firm

The new system, which was operationalised in April, has faced pushback from tour operators, while the opposition in Sri Lanka has alleged corruption worth $1 billion.

Year after Taliban takeover, far more Afghan stalls at Delhi trade fair, but e-visa still an issue

From 11 last year, number of stalls is up to 28 at India International Trade Fair. There were 50-plus requests to participate but most didn't get e-visa, says Afghan official.

The e-visa behind British MP’s deportation & what leads to its revocation

British MP Debbie Abrahams who was Monday denied entry into India, Tuesday tweeted a picture of her e-visa that the Modi govt claims was cancelled last week.   

India temporarily suspends e-visa facility for Chinese & foreigners residing in China

In view of the coronavirus outbreak in China, the Indian embassy has also suspended e-visas which have already been issued.

India to grant business visa extension for up to 15 years, other provisions in regular visas

Union Home Secretary Rajiv Gauba said that a friendly visa regime is a part of fostering “ease of doing business”.

On Camera

Trump’s unpredictability is not the absence of strategy—it works on everyone but China

The Italian term sprezzatura—a studied nonchalance that conceals intention—best captures the spirit of Trump’s foreign policy so far. The pattern is unpredictability, transactionalism, and disruption as diplomacy.

Asia’s ‘weakest’ link: Yunus on a tightrope as Bangladesh tries to fix banks without breaking economy

With 20.2 percent of its total loans in default by the end of last year, Bangladesh had the weakest banking system in Asia. Despite reforms, it will take time to recover.

‘Let them see’: Putin says new nuclear-powered missiles in the making, in message to Washington

At a ceremony felicitating Russian military engineers, Putin highlights Moscow’s 'parity' in defence technologies for the next century.

Bihar is where politics moves, and everything else stands still

Bihar is blessed with a land more fertile for revolutions than any in India. Why has it fallen so far behind then? Constant obsession with politics is at the root of its destruction.