India: Visa Requirements Revised, Independence Demanded in Telangana, Gorkhaland

By Larry Habegger | Permalink | No Comments | December 16th, 2009 | Trackback

In response to the arrest of a U.S. citizen in Chicago on charges of helping plot the Mumbai terrorist attacks of Nov. 2008, India has revised its visa regulations. U.S. citizens with five- or ten-year visas will not be allowed to reenter India within two months of their previous departure if their last visit was longer than 90 days or if they have been in the country more than 180 days during the past year. In other news, an agreement by the Indian government to initiate the legislative process to create a new state, Telangana State, from a region in Andhra Pradesh created a backlash that led to significant civil unrest in Hyderabad. Tensions are likely to remain high. Similarly, a four-day strike in Darjeeling by advocates of a separate state called Gorkhaland in West Bengal was called off at the last minute, but not before hundreds of tourists fled the region. Protesters were persuaded not to strike in advance of Dec. 21 talks among key political parties on the Gorkhaland question.

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