India’s Modi begins rock star-like U.S. tour

[Wd40]

http://www.washingtonpost.com/world/asi ... story.html

Thousands of supporters are expected to throng midtown Manhattan on Sunday to greet India’s new prime minister, Narendra Modi, a reception more befitting a rock star or a pope than a visiting foreign dignitary.

[zzm9980]

[quote]“You see, all this excitement is due to the fact that Mr. Modi was denied a legitimate right to have visited America from 2005 onwards,”

[JR8]

Thousands of supporters are expected to throng midtown Manhattan on Sunday to greet India’s new prime minister, Narendra Modi, a reception more befitting a rock star or a pope than a visiting foreign dignitary.

I know the Indian Embassy in NYC is big, but I hadn't realised it has quite that many staffers it could send.

[rajagainstthemachine]

[quote="zzm9980"][quote]“You see, all this excitement is due to the fact that Mr. Modi was denied a legitimate right to have visited America from 2005 onwards,”

[x9200]

[quote="zzm9980"][quote]“You see, all this excitement is due to the fact that Mr. Modi was denied a legitimate right to have visited America from 2005 onwards,”

[brian_singapore]

[quote="x9200"][quote="zzm9980"][quote]“You see, all this excitement is due to the fact that Mr. Modi was denied a legitimate right to have visited America from 2005 onwards,”

[zzm9980]

[quote="rajagainstthemachine"][quote="zzm9980"][quote]“You see, all this excitement is due to the fact that Mr. Modi was denied a legitimate right to have visited America from 2005 onwards,”

[GSM8]

[quote="zzm9980"][quote="rajagainstthemachine"][quote="zzm9980"][quote]“You see, all this excitement is due to the fact that Mr. Modi was denied a legitimate right to have visited America from 2005 onwards,”

[PNGMK]

I personally was pleased to see Modi elected PM of India. It will interesting to see his legacy.

[rajagainstthemachine]

[quote="zzm9980"][quote="rajagainstthemachine"][quote="zzm9980"][quote]“You see, all this excitement is due to the fact that Mr. Modi was denied a legitimate right to have visited America from 2005 onwards,”

[Wd40]

This is what transpired yesterday!

http://www.bloomberg.com/news/2014-09-2 ... es-ea.html

[quote]Modi’s announcement of plans to issue a “visa on arrival”

[ecureilx]

Renouncing Indian citizenship and taking foreign was always about having the cake and eating it too. This will make it even better

but still the kids with SG passport can't avoid NS

BTW, have you done any reading on OCI/PIO ?

other than the convenience, you are also aware of the fact that it gives another revenue stream for unscrupulous law enforcers to collect money under the scheme, threatening OCI/PIO card holders are illegally having invested etc ?

Modi should enforce law and order, and weed out corruption as a priority, without which a fair number of former Indian passport holders or descendants aren't pretty comfortable ...

[GSM8]

BTW, have you done any reading on OCI/PIO ?

other than the convenience, you are also aware of the fact that it gives another revenue stream for unscrupulous law enforcers to collect money under the scheme, threatening OCI/PIO card holders are illegally having invested etc ?

Modi should enforce law and order, and weed out corruption as a priority, without which a fair number of former Indian passport holders or descendants aren't pretty comfortable ...

I haven't heard of any such issues faced specifically by OCI/PIO. They deal with the same level of corruption and extortion that ordinary Indian citizens have to

[ecureilx]

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I haven't heard of any such issues faced specifically by OCI/PIO. They deal with the same level of corruption and extortion that ordinary Indian citizens have to

I see

that's pretty reassuring ... I guess