While NRI arrivals crossed 2019 levels according to tourism ministry’s report, experts say govt must focus on foreign tourists as they are the main spenders amid international travellers.
The string of trekking tragedies in Uttarakhand highlights a concerning trend of inexperienced people being lured by social media into serious outdoor activities.
Parliamentary panel had in report tabled last year expressed concern over delay in completion of projects sanctioned under tourism ministry's PRASHAD scheme.
At ThePrint's Off the Cuff event, tourism minister K.J. Alphons spoke on a range of issues, from women’s safety in India to the CBI raids in West Bengal.
As India gets international bad press for the Kathua and Unnao cases, tourism ministry is tasked with changing its image as a country where women are unsafe.
This confrontation looks subcontracted—escalation to re-establish Pakistan's indispensability to outside capitals while squeezing Afghanistan back under an old paradigm.
Institute of Chartered Accountants of India president Charanjot Singh Nanda, a stakeholder in govt's plans to promote home-grown consulting firms, speaks on what is holding back domestic firms.
Fresh details of operation conducted by IAF, Army have come out in gazette notification giving citations of those who were awarded Vir Chakra for their bravery.
Education, reservations, govt jobs are meant to bring equality and dignity. That we are a long way from that is evident in the shoe thrown at the CJI and the suicide of Haryana IPS officer. The film Homebound has a lesson too.
Poor, undeveloped, dirty, Socialist India can attract only this many foreign tourists. To attract more, India needs to become a developed country with clean streets, world class police and judiciary, minimal crime, negligible pollution, etc.
I don’t think you understand what socialist actually means. I’d suggest getting a dictionary.
Kindly explain how nations like Sri Lanka, Malaysia, Thailand, Indonesia etc are attracting international tourists. Are these developed nations?
It’s time we stopped trotting out excuses
Poor, undeveloped, dirty, Socialist India can attract only this many foreign tourists. To attract more, India needs to become a developed country with clean streets, world class police and judiciary, minimal crime, negligible pollution, etc.
I don’t think you understand what socialist actually means. I’d suggest getting a dictionary.
Kindly explain how nations like Sri Lanka, Malaysia, Thailand, Indonesia etc are attracting international tourists. Are these developed nations?
It’s time we stopped trotting out excuses