Malaysian PM Anwar Ibrahim Sunday made the announcement at his People's Justice Party congress without specifying the tenure for which the visa exemption would be applicable.
Thailand in September scrapped visa requirements for Chinese tourists, the country's top pre-pandemic tourism market with 11 million of the record 39 million arrivals in 2019.
Last month, India temporarily suspended visa services citing heightened security threats to its missions & diplomats. Jaishankar Sunday said ties with Ottawa in ‘difficult phase’.
Under the pilot project, that has begun with immediate effect, Sri Lanka will allow visa-free entry to visitors from 7 countries, including China & Russia.
Canada had over 8 lakh international students by end of 2022, of which roughly 3 lakh were from India. Rumours on visa bans are creating environment of anxiety for Indian students.
The already-strained relationship between two countries was struck a big blow Monday when Justin Trudeau insinuated Indian agents had a hand in the murder of a Sikh separatist in Canada.
Russia’s Deputy Foreign Minister said in addition to India, procedures simplification is being worked out with Angola, Vietnam, Indonesia, Syria, and Philippines.
Many get confused about the processes to apply Dubai Visa online and it is often believed that the process is the same as the applying for a UAE Visa. But it is not the case.
Wait is especially long for Schengen countries due to high volume of applications & limited appointments. Many embassies are facing staff crunch, which is further delaying the process.
Trump’s OBBB is framed to augment domestic semiconductor production and enhance trade protection, even at the expense of certain social programs such as Medicaid, food stamps, and student loans, as well as a projected ballooning federal deficit from US$2.8 to 3.3 trillion
New bill aims to fix key issues with IBC 2016, including delays & patchy implementation, and protect creditors, with window for genuine promoters to retain control of their companies.
Billed as the military’s own version of Raisina Dialogue, the event will spotlight on tech-driven warfighting, lessons from Operation Sindoor and release of three new doctrines.
Now that both IAF and PAF have made formal claims of having shot down the other’s aircraft in the 87-hour war in May, we can ask a larger question: do such numbers really matter?
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