Those with medical visas must leave India before 29 April, and others before 27 April. Pakistani nationals who entered via Attari border have to leave by 1 May.
Husain Haqqani highlights the case of a retired senior Pakistani defence official, whose visa was rejected on grounds of ‘suspected terrorism or human rights violation’.
Canada one of the largest source countries for foreign tourist arrivals in India. Govt’s decision to suspend visa services for Canadians came amid diplomatic row over Nijjar killing.
After India suspends visas for Canadians, students fear Ottawa will retaliate similarly. Many of them feel New Delhi could have handled situation better.
Kumar Tuhin, director general (ICCR), Ministry of External Affairs, said no student would be forced to leave India against their wishes, adding scholarships issue will be resolved.
With younger South Koreans reluctant to take up blue-collar jobs, the industrial and farming sectors of Asia's fourth-largest economy are struggling to fill vacancies.
Modi govt will reportedly consider granting short visas to allow immersion of ashes of Pakistani Hindus in the Ganga. External Affairs Ministry has neither confirmed nor denied it.
The British High Commission granted 1.27 lakh student visas to Indians in the year ending September 2022, an increase of 273 per cent over the same period in 2019.
In 24 November incident, official behaved ‘rudely’ with a woman & refused visa. Later, Consulate General issued visa ‘expeditiously’ and initiated disciplinary proceedings.
While the Russia-Ukraine war saw the BJP projecting PM Modi as a ‘vishwaguru’ who could end international conflicts, the party has made a nuanced shift in its electoral strategy vis-à-vis the West Asia war.
Report on impact of AI emergence—drawing upon depositions from several ministries—confirms that the developments come in the absence of AI laws or considerations over them.
It’s easy to understand why the government can’t speak the hard truth. When this war ends, as all wars do, India’s interests will lie with both the winner and the loser.
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