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NEW YORK • WASHINGTON D.C. • CHICAGO • ATLANTA • CALIFORNIA VOL 26, No. 1395 July 2, 2021 50¢ Periodical Postage FREE TOURIST VISAS India offers 5L free tourist visas for visitors PTI T20 WC to be shifted from India to UAE Details on page 17 CG of India, SFO celebrates Intl Yoga day Details on page 17 COVID-19's alternate route Jasna Jamal and Shyam Vishwanathan Pillai to infect cells Two Kerala Details on page 13 docs get UAE Golden Visa Emirates expects Details on page 7 to resume flights from July 7 Shadow banks Details on page 7 exploit frontline NEW DELHI: The government will provide free vi- tered tourist guides, travel and tourism stakeholders. workers sas to 5 lakh tourists visiting India, Finance Minister She said once the visa issuance for international Nirmala Sitharaman has said. travel is restarted, the first five lakh tourists will be CONTENTS Details on page 12 Announcing measures to revive the tourism sector issued visas free of charge. The total financial implica- battered by Covid-19, Sitharaman said financial sup- tion of this measure would be Rs 100 crore. Bollywood ---------------------- 14-15 Classifieds ------------------------ 29 port would be provided to more than 11,000 regis- Details on page 5 Community Post -------------- 17-27 Cover/Top Stories --------------- 5-7 Edit Page --------------------------- 31 Horoscope --------------------------- 8 This week’s question India reorients around 50K troops at border with China Immigration Post ------------ 10-11 Can free tourist Visas improve NEW DELHI: For the first time in 70 years, India has India has reoriented around 50,000 troops whose Info/Highlights ---------------------- 4 India's tourism? changed its posture towards China, unlike its previ- main focus will be the disputed border with China. Life Style ---------------------------- 16 Last week’s result ous defensive approach that placed a premium on Sources said that the Mathura-based 1 strike Corp, OP-ED------------------------------- 30 Will Pawar muster joint fending on Chinese aggression, India is now cater- earlier tasked to cross the western borders into Paki- Real Estate ------------------------ 28 opposition? ing military options to strike back and has reori- stan, has been reoriented from its position to disputed TechBiz Post ---------------------- 12 YES 65% NO 35% ented its military accordingly. border areas with China. 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The total financial impli- charge liabilities or restart businesses short-term emergency preparedness Announcing measures to revive the cation of this measure would be Rs 100 impacted due to Covid-19. with special emphasis on children/pe- tourism sector battered by Covid-19, crore. The scheme would be applicable Loans will be provided with 100 per diatric care/pediatric beds. Sitharaman said financial support would till March 31, 2022, or till 5 lakh visas are cent guarantee with a limit of Rs 10 lakh The measures are part of a slew of be provided to more than 11,000 regis- issued, whichever is earlier. for travel and tourism stakeholders and announcements made by the finance tered tourist guides, travel and tourism This would incentivize short-term Rs 1 lakh for registered tourist guides. minister earlier this week for economic stakeholders. tourists visiting India, she said. Sitharaman further said that Rs revival. PTI India reorients around 50K troops at border with China NEW DELHI: For the first time in 70 Himachal Pradesh, Uttarakhand to Corps has been assigned to the Eastern the northern border to the western years, India has changed its posture Nepal, deployment has also been sector of the border. The XVII Mountain border with Pakistan will be available towards China, unlike its previous de- strengthened with at least division Strike Corps, also called the Brahmastra to Indian military planners. fensive approach that placed a pre- level troops. A Division of the Indian Corps, has been assigned to hit back This gives the Indian defense es- mium on fending on Chinese aggres- along with the eastern tablishment a higher level of maneu- sion, India is now catering military sector when the need verability and flexibility vis-a-vis its options to strike back and has reori- arises. The Mountain Strike neighbors. ented its military accordingly. Corps was cleared by the The reorientation comes when India has reoriented around 50,000 Centre about a decade China is refurbishing its existing air- troops whose main focus will be the ago but it had only one Di- fields in Tibetan Plateau that will allow disputed border with China. vision attached to it so far. twin-engines fighter aircraft to be sta- Sources said that the Mathura- The government is taking tioned, sources said.