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.
Rosneft, the Russian state-owned oil behemoth, has large interests in India. Reliance has a contract to purchase 500,000 barrels of crude per day from the firm.
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.
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