India will reopen to tourism from October 15, the government said, after more than a year of closure due to the coronavirus pandemic. It added that foreigners traveling to India via commercial flights will be able to enter on fresh tourist visas starting November 15, 2021. Restrictions on most categories of foreign visas, such as diplomats and businesspeople, had been gradually lifted but tourists remained barred even as most economic activities resumed. The vast majority of Indians have been vaccinated with Indian-made AstraZeneca shots, which has been produced by Serum Institute of India. India has called the decision “discriminatory” and imposed restrictions on all British arrivals irrespective of their vaccination status.

Source: The Nation October 07, 2021 17:15 UTC