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<ul><li>The <keyword id="100742" type="ORGANIZATION" weightage="20" keywordseo="US-State-Department">US state department</keyword> issued the Level 4: Do Not Travel advisory -- the highest level of travel advisory -- on March 19, urging American citizens not to travel overseas due to the coronavirus pandemic. </li><li>India remains on the Level 4 of the travel advisory along with more than 50 countries, including China. This means that the US urges its citizens not to travel to India due to the increasing coronavirus cases. </li><li>The state department, in its latest travel advisory on India issued on Thursday, said: "Do not travel to India due to COVID-19. Exercise increased caution in India due to crime and terrorism". </li></ul> The US has lifted the highest level of its <keyword id="9714137" type="UNKNOWN" weightage="20" keywordseo="global-health-travel-advisory">global health travel advisory</keyword> for Americans due to the coronavirus pandemic and restored the previous country-specific system without changing the status of over 50 countries, including that of India and China. The US state department issued the Level 4: Do Not Travel advisory -- the highest level of travel advisory -- on March 19, urging American citizens not to travel overseas due to the coronavirus pandemic. India remains on the Level 4 of the travel advisory along with more than 50 countries, including China. This means that the US urges its citizens not to travel to India due to the increasing coronavirus cases. The state department, in its latest travel advisory on India issued on Thursday, said: "Do not travel to India due to COVID-19. Exercise increased caution in India due to crime and terrorism". The  <keyword id="621740" type="COMPANY" weightage="20" keywordseo="Centres-for-Disease-Control-and-Prevention">Centres for Disease Control and Prevention</keyword> (CDC) has issued a Level 3 (avoid non-essential travel) Travel Health Notice for India due to COVID-19, it said. Travellers to India may experience border closures, airport closures, travel prohibitions, stay at home orders, business closures and other emergency conditions within India due to the COVID-19 pandemic, it said. Assistant Secretary of State for Consular Affairs Carl Risch told reporters during a conference call that the State Department, in close coordination with the CDC, has lifted the <keyword id="9714136" type="COMPANY" weightage="20" keywordseo="global-level-4-health-advisory">Global Level 4 Health Advisory</keyword> and has returned to the previous system of country-specific levels of travel advice, with levels from 1 to 4 depending on country-specific conditions. The CDC has similarly removed its Level 3 Global COVID-19 Pandemic Notice. This important change reflects the reality that health and safety conditions are improving in some countries while potentially deteriorating in others, he said. By returning to the country-specific travel advisory system, the US is able to give Americans detailed and actionable information to make informed travel decisions, he said. "The COVID-19 pandemic poses significant risks for travellers and our destination-specific advisories take into account the latest data and public health and safety analysis on COVID-related risks," Risch said. Among other countries which have been put on the Level 4 of travel advisory include Afghanistan, Bangladesh, Bhutan, Syria, Saudi Arabia, Russia, Mexico, Egypt, and Brazil. Although the guidance from the state department has been lifted, American travellers continue to face travel restrictions in countries worldwide due to the rising cases of the deadly disease in the United States. According to Johns Hopkins Coronavirus Resource Center, the contagion has infected over 19 million people and killed more than 713,000 across the world. The US is the worst affected country with over 4.8 million cases and more than 1,60,000 deaths. The European Union has blocked the entry of the US tourists, and the UK requires travellers from the US to quarantine for 14 days. 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US lifts global health travel advisory and urges citizens not to visit India, China

<ul class="summary-list"><ul class="summary-list"><li>Apple opened its first store in India — 14 years after first opening one in China.</li><li>CEO Tim Cook often compares the opportunity in India to its progress in China.</li></ul></ul>Apple has opened its first bricks-and-mortar store in India. The Mumbai store opening attracted <a href="https://www.reuters.com/world/india/apple-craze-draws-long-queues-opening-first-india-store-2023-04-18/" target="_blank" rel="noopener">queues of around 300 people</a> as customers stopped to take selfies with CEO Tim Cook and present him with vintage Apple devices.Cook, who was in the country for the first time in seven years, appeared to match their excitement."The energy, creativity, and passion in Mumbai is incredible!" he wrote on <a href="https://twitter.com/tim_cook/status/1648218538778439681" target="_blank" rel="noopener">Twitter</a>. "We are so excited to open Apple BKC — our first store in India."India has been a somewhat elusive market for Apple. Cook has been "<a href="https://www.hindustantimes.com/smartphone/apple-ceo-tim-cook-says-he-is-bullish-and-optimistic-about-india/story-goHjNmxXpYEYoZa4RPbMCL.html" target="_blank" rel="noopener">optimistic</a>" about the country for some time but government regulation and COVID-19 have slowed the company's plans for a physical presence. India has strict rules around foreign entities doing business. Its government has <a href="https://techcrunch.com/2019/08/28/india-foreign-direct-investment-fdi-rules-apple/" target="_blank" rel="noopener">become more liberal</a> in letting in foreign retailers but there was, nonetheless, "a mandate that 30% of the sourcing should be done locally," Prachir Singh, senior analyst at Counterpoint Research, told Insider.When the government relaxed this clause slightly in 2018, this finally allowed Apple to start planning for a physical store — but development paused due to the COVID-19 outbreak, he added. This first store comes 14 years after Apple first opened in China, and Cook has sometimes compared the two markets."I see a lot of similarities to where China was several years ago. And so I'm very, very bullish and very, very optimistic about India," Cook told investors on an earnings call in 2017.Is he right? We pulled together three charts breaking down Apple's risk and opportunity in India.<h2>1. Android dominates the market</h2>Android phones remain the devices of choice for the Indian population, thanks to a wide range of choice and how cheap they can be. Apple devices remain the preserve of a minority — likely the country's ultra wealthy.The gap between the two systems is dramatic compared to wealthier markets such as the US and the UK.In 2022, Apple beat out Android to claim more than half of the smartphone market for the first time in the US, according to <a href="https://www.ft.com/content/75891d95-4432-4571-83df-b4cdf82d5da5" target="_blank" rel="noopener">previous data from Counterpoint</a>.In the same year, Apple only took 6% of the market share in India compared to Android's 94%.<h2>2. Apple is capable of growing — see China</h2>This chart shows Apple's growth in China over the years.It looks small compared to Android and other operating systems, but that growth is impressive considering how many homegrown Chinese phone-makers it's up against. Huawei and Xiaomi in particular boast loyal consumers in their home market.Apple has increased iOS device sales over the years to claim 17% market share from rivals, per Counterpoint Research's data.That apparently small market share accounts for a disproportionate size of Apple's overall business. Greater China brought in 19% of Apple's revenue for its fiscal full-year 2022, per the firm's financials, making it the firm's third-biggest region behind the US and Europe.For Cook, India could offer similar tantalizing growth.Tarun Pathak, research director at Counterpoint Research, told Insider the Indian market presented an opportunity for Apple to target tens of millions of smartphone sales every year, increasing the 6 million units it currently sells."Comparatively, Apple sells more than 50 million units annually in markets such as China and USA. So, India has the potential to reach that scale from a domestic demand perspective in the coming years," he said.<h2>3. But India's population is not as rich as China</h2>There is a major area where China differs from India: how much its citizens have to spend.Not only does China boast more billionaires than India, but the country also has a much bigger growing middle class.Our chart shows wealth distribution by region — anyone in the top 1% is a US dollar millionaire. India has a much larger proportion of its population in the lower percentiles of wealth. China has a higher concentration of wealthier citizens. As noted by analysts at Credit Suisse who compiled this data for 2022, India does have "significant" numbers of citizens in the upper echelons of wealth.But, overall, <a href="https://data.worldbank.org/indicator/NY.GNP.PCAP.PP.CD?locations=IN-US-GB-CN" target="_blank" rel="noopener">Indian citizens have less disposable income</a> than their counterparts in China, the US, or Europe, per World Bank data.They have less cash to spend on pricey gadgets — and they have historically been even more expensive in India.Apple's products have been available online in India for years, but are more expensive due to import fees and taxes. In 2022, the iPhone SE 2022 sold for a minimum of Rs 43,900, around $534, in India compared to around $380, around Rs 32,000, in the US, <a href="https://www.cnbctv18.com/technology/apple-tax-decoded-why-iphones-are-so-expensive-in-india-compared-to-other-countries-12845652.htm" target="_blank" rel="noopener">per CNBC</a>.All of that suggests growth will be slow. Pricing may fall as Apple ramps up Indian manufacturing, and Indians are becoming increasingly willing to pay more for their phones."There was an increase of 18% in average selling price for the first 2 months of 2023 compared to the previous year," Counterpoint's Pathak said. "In 2022, the share of premium segment smartphones (&gt;INR 30,000 or around $360) has crossed the 10% mark for the first time, reaching 11%."Pathak added that financing schemes could also encourage Indians to buy iPhones.

These 3 charts show Apple has a long way to go before the iPhone wins in India

The foreign ministry is reported to be ignoring suggestions by RAW and IB in the context of delivering e-Visas to Chinese citizens. The decision is triggered by <keyword id="71" type="POSITION" weightage="20" keywordseo="Prime-Minister">Prime Minister</keyword> <keyword id="6354477" type="PERSON" weightage="20" keywordseo="Narendra-Modi">Narendra Modi</keyword>'s visit to <keyword id="1333" type="COMPANY" weightage="20" keywordseo="Beijing">Beijing</keyword> next week. As per a news report by <keyword id="105279" type="CITY" weightage="20" keywordseo="the-Times">The Times</keyword> of India, the concerns highlighted by the intelligence agencies at Wednesday's meeting - attended by <keyword id="6447470" type="POSITION" weightage="20" keywordseo="home-secretary">home secretary</keyword> L C Goyal and brass of the foreign ministry, RAW and IB -- mainly related to overstay by Chinese citizens in India as well as past instances of some taking to spying. 
 The TOI report further reads, even though the issue of stapled visas by China to residents of <keyword id="46408" type="COMPANY" weightage="20" keywordseo="Arunachal-Pradesh">Arunachal Pradesh</keyword> remains an irritant, junior home minister <keyword id="638723" type="PERSON" weightage="20" keywordseo="Kiren-Rijiju">Kiren Rijiju</keyword> had on Wednesday made it clear that e-tourist visa facility was not based on reciprocity since its purpose is to promote tourism. 
 
As per the proposal being discussed for easing visa regime with China, tourists from the country may be allowed entry on e-tourist visa, two-month restriction of consecutive visits on tourist visa done away with and China be removed from the list of prior reference category countries for conference visa. 
 
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It’s confirmed: Chinese to get e-Visa for India

By Lalit K Jha Washington, Apr 23 () Facebook's USD 5.7 billion investment in Reliance Jio in the midst of coronavirus pandemic is a reflection of the faith that foreign companies have in Indian economy's potential and future growth, a top US-based India-centric business advocacy group has said. In an interview to , US India Strategic and Partnership Forum (USISPF) president Mukesh Aghi said the COVID-19 crisis has offered India the best opportunity to attract foreign investment and replace China as the world's manufacturing hub."I strongly feel that once the COVID-19 crisis ends, India will have the best opportunity to attract hundreds of these (foreign) companies into the country," Aghi told . It will not only create jobs but also bring in investments and keep the Indian economy's momentum going. The multi-billion-dollar investment announced by Facebook in an Indian company in the middle of the coronavirus pandemic shows that India is still a very attractive market on the digital commerce side, he said."The partnership between Facebook and Jio is a win-win value proposition for not only for both companies but also for citizens and consumers in India. It also reflects the faith of foreign companies in the potential of India's economy and future growth," Aghi said. It is important that "India builds confidence" among foreign companies by assuring them of providing a "level playing field" as well as "transparency and stability" in policy making, Aghi said. According to Aghi, India has brought in reforms in its corporate tax structure but it must look at its labour laws and land reform as well. The momentum has to keep moving in the right direction to build the confidence of foreign investors, he asserted. Because of the bitter experience that the US companies are having in China during this pandemic, wherein they cannot move their goods because of the many restrictions imposed by Beijing on them, the sentiment among these companies is: "We have to look beyond China and very fast," he said. Observing that tensions between China and the rest of the world are going to rise in future due to the COVID-19 crisis, Aghi referred to the USD 2 billion package announced by Japan for its companies to move their manufacturing base away from China."You will see more and more of that happening," he said. The COVID-19 crisis has shown that India can take up the role of global economic leader as it is taking care of its citizens while also helping its friends and people across the globe, he said. "It has shown that in time of need, India as a friend can step up. So, from a global leadership perspective, I think the stature of India has gone up," Aghi said. He further said that USISPF has estimated that for India to become a USD 5 trillion economy, it needs roughly USD 100 billion-dollar investment on an annual basis. At the moment, not only US companies but other companies too are looking for an alternative to China, he said."And If India plays its cards right, a lot of that (companies) can move into India," he said. LKJ RHL

COVID-19 crisis has given India best chance to attract foreign companies: USISPF

<ul><li>India’s draft of the <keyword id="2617070" type="PERSON" weightage="20" keywordseo="Personal-Data-Protection-Bill">Personal Data Protection Bill</keyword> 2019 allows the government to have unfettered access to citizen data in the name of ‘national security’. </li><li>Russia’s successful test of its own internet enforces a similar ‘sovereign internet’ law allowing for content to be blocked in an ‘emergency situation’. </li><li>India is already following in China’s footsteps with data localisation. </li></ul>Many Asian countries are moving to limit the many unlimited freedoms that Internet offers. The latest to join the list is Russia which just completed the first successful test of its own internet. And China already has the Great Firewall. India, on the other hand, is best known for <a href="https://www.businessinsider.in/tech/news/caa-internet-shutdowns-make-india-example-for-china/articleshow/72931761.cms">shutting down the internet all together</a> in any situation it deems to be a ‘public emergency’. <div type="image" title="internet_edited" msid="72990281" hostid="261" caption="&amp;lt;p&amp;gt;Citizens of Kashmir protest the internet shutdown in the region&amp;lt;/p&amp;gt;"></div>

 India, which already has the dubious distinction of being called the ‘<a href="https://www.businessinsider.in/india-accounted-for-most-number-of-intentional-internet-shutdowns-in-south-asia-2017-18-unesco/articleshow/64189016.cms">internet shutdown capital of the world</a>’, is looking to introduce stringent laws. A new draft of the Personal Data Protection Bill speaks of more restrictions and surveillance. While the government claims that the goal of the bill is to emulate Europe’s General Data Protection Regulation (<a href="https://www.businessinsider.in/heres-what-india-needs-to-know-about-gdpr/articleshow/64320255.cms">GDPR</a>), one key different puts it more along the footsteps of China and Russia’s data laws — the fact that the government can have unfettered access to citizen data for ‘national security’. <div type="Article" hostid="261" msid="68389336" title="Here’s what global tech CEOs have to say about India's data protection laws" mstype="2" mssubtype="0"></div>

 The first steps towards mass surveillance A day before Christmas, the Russian’s Ministry of Communications announced that the country has successfully unplugged the internet according to a <a href="https://www.bbc.com/news/technology-50902496">BBC</a> report. It marks the implementation of Russia’s ‘sovereign internet’ law, which allows the government to block content in an ‘emergency situation’. <a href="https://www.hrw.org/news/2019/10/31/russia-new-law-expands-government-control-online#">Experts</a>’ main critique of the law is that it’s the first step towards dismantling the internet. The definition of an ‘emergency situation’ is vague but the government insists that the main purpose is to prevent cyberattacks. <a href="https://www.cpomagazine.com/data-protection/new-india-data-protection-bill-may-give-government-unlimited-access-to-citizen-data/">Critics</a> in India find similar faults with the Personal Data Protection Bill. Though the government won’t have the power to remove online content, it will be able to track and monitor accounts that it <a href="https://www.businessinsider.in/business/news/iamai-flags-ambiguities-in-draft-data-protection-bill-seeks-clarity-on-classification-consent/articleshow/72282044.cms">deems to be a ‘threat’</a> — essentially creating a backdoor that can be opened at any time without having to lift a finger. Another way to think about it that the new data privacy laws will apply to everyone, <a href="https://www.businessinsider.in/business/news/centres-exemption-powers-in-draft-data-protection-bill-stir-up-industry-worries/articleshow/72461296.cms">except for the government</a>. The trend of data protection through localisation India is already following in China’s footsteps with its data localisation laws, according to a report by the Eurasia Group and Vontobel. They say it’s partly a way to protect domestic technology companies from foreign competition. And while that may be true, multiple studies show that India companies don’t have the adequate cybersecurity infrastructure in place to protect against data theft. Forcepoint finds that 69% of Indian organisations are at risk of being breached and nearly half of them have encountered a data breach in the past. <div type="Article" hostid="261" msid="69768390" title="Apple, Amazon, and Microsoft want one more shot at convincing India before data protection bill reaches Parliament" mstype="2" mssubtype="0"></div>

 The level of a vulnerability is worryingly high when one takes into considering that the country has already made data localisation mandatory for financial transactions of its citizens. As experts point out, <a href="https://www.businessinsider.in/tech/news/data-localisation-wont-help-local-firms-or-improve-privacy-but-it-could-cost-india-43-billion/articleshow/72251167.cms">data localisation may keep the data from foreign firms</a> — but it also creates a single point of attack. It won’t be cheap either. According to a report by ICRIER and IAMAI, the restrictions would hamper cross-border data flows costing India up to $43 billion in trade. The lingering question The Personal Data Protection Bill 2019 is still under discussion leaving the possibility open for the proposed laws to be changed before they’re official. "Effective data privacy and personal information protection are critical pillars for driving consumer trust in the rapidly growing digital economy," said the country manager for BSA India, Venkatesh Krishnamoorthy. And he rightly points out, maintaining trust is critical as cybersecurity threats are only set to increase in 2020 as technology continues to evolve and legislation struggles to keep up. The combination of data localisation and tracking of users online activity makes a for a dangerous mixture that could have India becoming the next country to splinter the internet along with China, Iran, Russia and Saudi Arabia. See also: <a href="https://www.businessinsider.in/policy/news/indias-new-data-protection-is-in-the-works-and-companies-will-only-have-to-pay-2-million-for-violations/articleshow/72381112.cms">India's new data protection law is in the works and companies will only have to pay $2 million for violations</a> <a href="https://www.businessinsider.in/groups-of-foreign-companies-are-lobbying-against-indias-personal-data-protection-bill/articleshow/66070718.cms">Groups of foreign companies are lobbying against India's Personal Data Protection Bill</a> <a href="https://www.businessinsider.in/tech/news/data-localisation-wont-help-local-firms-or-improve-privacy-but-it-could-cost-india-43-billion/articleshow/72251167.cms">Data localisation won't help 'local' firms or improve privacy — but it could cost India $43 billion</a>

Indian data laws have an uncanny resemblance to Russia’s 'new' internet and China’s 'Great Firewall'

<ul class="summary-list"><li>Countries around the world are <a href="https://www.businessinsider.com/coronavirus-in-30-seconds-deaths-cases-maps-countries-quarantines-2020-2">evacuating citizens from China</a> because of a deadly coronavirus outbreak that originated in the city of Wuhan in December.</li><li>The virus has killed more than 630 people and infected more than 30,000. For the latest case total, death toll, and travel information, see <a href="https://www.businessinsider.com/china-virus-everything-we-know-deadly-2019-ncov-wuhan-spread-2020-1">Business Insider's live updates here</a>.</li><li>France has placed its evacuees in a seaside resort, while Australian nationals are being held in a detention center on a remote island.</li><li>Photos from around the world show what these <a href="https://www.businessinsider.com/quarantine-history-following-china-wuhan-coronavirus-lockdowns-2020-1">quarantine conditions</a> look like.</li><li><a href="https://www.businessinsider.com/?hprecirc-bullet">Visit Business Insider's homepage for more stories</a>.</li></ul>Quarantines have been <a href="https://www.businessinsider.com/quarantine-history-following-china-wuhan-coronavirus-lockdowns-2020-1">around since the 14th century</a>, but China has implemented the largest one in human history.The country closed off the Hubei province in response to a deadly coronavirus that has killed more than 630 people and infected more than 30,000. The quarantine effectively places around 50 million people on lockdown as part of the country's efforts to stop the virus' spread. As more coronavirus cases are reported outside China, other countries have followed suit by quarantining citizens who have recently returned from Wuhan, the central Chinese city where outbreak began. Nations including Algeria, Australia, Bangladesh, Canada, India, Indonesia, Japan, Italy, France, the United States, and the United Kingdom have either evacuated citizens or plan to do so in the coming days. The types of accommodations for these evacuees vary widely. The United States and Italy have placed evacuees in military bases, while Canada has put them up in a motel.Hong Kong and Japan, meanwhile, have quarantined entire cruise ships.Here's what quarantine facilities around the world look like.

Cruise ships, detention centers, seaside resorts, and motels: Photos show how travelers are being quarantined due to the coronavirus

<div class="KonaFilter image-container display-table float_right"><div><div class="image on-image"></div></div></div>Vietnam is becoming a proxy against China in any future possible confrontation in the South China Sea or South Asia as a whole. 
On Oct. 28 India <a href="http://online.wsj.com/articles/india-china-border-standoff-high-in-the-mountains-thousands-of-troops-go-toe-to-toe-1414704602">announced</a> that it would sell naval vessels to Vietnam in exchange for an energy-exploration deal. These vessels would arrive at a time of rising tension between Vietnam and China over contested island chains in the South China Sea. 
Massive protests broke out across Vietnam in May and over the summer, as citizens <a href="http://www.businessinsider.com/vietnam-protests-sign-of-tensions-in-region-2014-5">torched</a> Chinese businesses after China moved an oil rig into disputed territory west of the Paracel Islands in the South China Sea. Both Vietnam and China lay claim to the islands, and the nations have frequently clashed over them. 
India's decision to back Vietnam comes during the country's own border disputes with China. China and India fought a border war in 1962 that has led to the frontier between the two countries in a still-unresolved state of controversy.
China has taken full advantage of this lack of demarcation to <a href="http://www.businessinsider.com/china-has-slowly-been-eating-away-at-india-2014-9">slowly eat away</a> at Indian territory by very slowly pushing its troops into the disputed areas and normalizing Chinese control over them. The incursions are never enough to justify a military response from India, but this lack of a reaction gives China a strategic advantage. 
Although China and India are attempting to repair relations and usher in a period of economic coexistence, militarily the two countries are carefully sizing each other up. 
The US has also paid particular attention to the possible use of Vietnam as a proxy against Chinese expansionism. On Oct. 2, the US <a href="http://www.reuters.com/article/2014/10/02/us-usa-vietnam-arms-idUSKCN0HR29V20141002">partially</a> lifted a ban on supplying lethal weapons to the country in a bid to help it improve its maritime security against China. 
"This is a very important first step that will engender future cooperation," an unnamed State Department official <a href="http://www.reuters.com/article/2014/10/02/us-usa-vietnam-arms-idUSKCN0HR29V20141002">told</a> Reuters. "This policy revision enables us to ... provide Vietnam the ability to defend itself in the context of its presence in the South China Sea."
This effort to improve the military strength of China's rivals comes amid a time of rapid Chinese advancement. China is in the process of <a href="http://www.businessinsider.com/chinas-submarines-changing-balance-of-power-2014-10">developing</a> a fleet of nuclear powered submarines. The nation also is attempting to develop a fifth-generation fighter jet fleet to challenge US and allied air supremacy in the region. 
Along with India and Vietnam, China also has unresolved territorial disputes with Japan, the Philippines, and Malaysia.

Vietnam Is Becoming A Proxy In Efforts To Contain Chinese Influence In The South China Sea

Indians are not shying away from taking up citizenship of other countries and India is on the top of the list of origin countries of naturalised citizens across the world. As per a report- ‘International <keyword id="56025" type="ORGANIZATION" weightage="20" keywordseo="Migration">Migration</keyword> Outlook (2017)’- released by Organisation of Economic Co-operation and Development (OECD) in Paris, <keyword id="6402673" type="ORGANIZATION" weightage="20" keywordseo="Indian-Diaspora">Indian diaspora</keyword> is not apprehensive of acquiring foreign citizenship. In 2015, 1.30 lakh Indians, consisting mostly expatriates on work visas, acquired citizenship of OECD member countries. Meanwhile, India was followed by (1.12 lakh) and the Philippines (94,000). China came fifth with 78,000 opting to relinquish their citizenship. The report mentioned that in 2015, just over 20 lakh people acquired the nationality of an OECD country. This was slightly above (3%) the 2014 figure, even as it remains within the OECD average of the past 10 years. China retained its top position when it came to new immigrants to OECD countries. As per the findings of the report, US, Canada, UK, Australia and Germany continued to be the preferred destinations of Indian migrants. Both China and India continued to be the major source countries for international students. OECD is a global thinktank of 35 member countries, which include European countries, USA, Canada, Australia, New Zealand and Japan. An earlier <keyword id="845221" type="UNKNOWN" weightage="20" keywordseo="OECD-report">OECD report</keyword> had pointed out that India had the world's largest diaspora with 156 lakh migrants.

Indians are acquiring nationalities of other nations like never before; top the foreign citizenship list

<div class="KonaFilter image-container float_right"><div class="image on-image"><a href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/stevensnodgrass/3922953205/">flickr / Steve Snodgrass</a></div></div>Who wouldn't want Tina Turner to be a citizen of their country?
She, along with other members of the world's super <keyword id="50835" type="PERSON" weightage="60" keywordseo="Rich">rich</keyword> like LVMH head Bernard Arnault (the richest man in France), have started shopping around for second citizenships, according to a survey by <a href="http://www.wealthx.com/articles/minisite-post/nationality-swapping-the-latest-craze-of-the-world%E2%80%99s-ultra-rich/?utm_source=ZohoCampaigns&amp;utm_campaign=Wealth-X%20News%20Daily%20Email%202%20December%202013_2013-12-02_1&amp;utm_medium=email">UBS and Wealth-X published </a>earlier this month.
It's called, 'jurisdiction shopping.'
Turner herself settled on Zurich, Switzerland. No surprise there, Switzerland, along with Singapore and Hong Kong are super popular second citizenship spots for super wealthy people looking for "friendlier" tax treatment. 
<a href="http://www.wealthx.com/articles/minisite-post/nationality-swapping-the-latest-craze-of-the-world%E2%80%99s-ultra-rich/?utm_source=ZohoCampaigns&amp;utm_campaign=Wealth-X%20News%20Daily%20Email%202%20December%202013_2013-12-02_1&amp;utm_medium=email">From Wealth-X:</a>
Armand Arton, CEO of Arton Capital, a global financial advisory firm that provides custom-tailored financial services and Immigrant Investor Programs to UHNW individuals explains that: "More and more high net worth individuals are enquiring into immigrant investor programs due to the increased financial flexibility and investment options they can offer to them."
Arton deals with various governments around the world who are trying to attract these wealthy Global Citizens through programs that offer an expedited pathway to residency and citizenship - Arton says his clients seek a second residency for a variety of reasons including privileged resident status, family security, or in some cases, direct or fast tracked citizenship.
Now, an interesting thing about this report is that these shoppers are mostly Western. China and India's newly minted wealthy are staying at home.
Eighty-six percent of Chinese <keyword id="6393637" type="PERSON" weightage="60" keywordseo="billionaires">billionaires</keyword> and 95 percent of Indian billionaires who have most of their business in China and India, respectively, also grew up there, according to the report.

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India sure is feeling a little unsettled with <keyword id="1334" type="COUNTRY" weightage="80" keywordseo="China">China</keyword> having just doled out $46bn to Pakistan. No wonder this and <keyword id="71" type="POSITION" weightage="80" keywordseo="Prime-Minister">Prime Minister</keyword> <keyword id="6354477" type="PERSON" weightage="80" keywordseo="Narendra-Modi">Narendra Modi</keyword>'s visit to China next month, is compelling the government not only to consider extending e-tourist <keyword id="6359421" type="CITY" weightage="80" keywordseo="Visa">visa</keyword> facility to China, but also discussing its removal from the list of 'prior reference category' countries for conference visa and doing away with restriction of two-month interval between visits by Chinese nationals on tourist visa. 
 
Incidentally, though intelligence agencies maintain their reservations over easing of tourist visa norms for Chinese nationals, there is a realization within the home ministry that keeping China out of the list of 150 countries that will be granted e-tourist visa facility this fiscal would send a wrong signal. 
 
MHA frowns over 'visa on arrival' for Chinese tourists, brushes aside tourism ministry plan 
 
The home ministry, which reviewed the matter on Monday but failed to firm up its stand in the wake of stiff opposition from RAW and IB, will hold a final discussion with the foreign ministry later this week and place its comments "for final clearance at the highest level," government sources told TOI. 
 
According to intelligence agencies, allowing e-tourist visa, easing of the two-month restriction on consecutive visits made on tourist visas and doing away with the norm requiring home ministry's clearance for each conference visa application by a Chinese national was fraught with risks. The agencies cited overstay by Chinese citizens in India as well as past instances of some taking to spying. 
 
China excited about India's visa-on-arrival plan 
 However, there were counter-arguments as well at the meeting chaired by <keyword id="6447470" type="POSITION" weightage="80" keywordseo="home-secretary">home secretary</keyword> L C Goyal. "There are bound to be protests from China if it is kept out of the list of countries eligible for e-tourist visa. Given that the list is set to include Algeria and Nigeria, both of which have a significant presence of terrorist elements, India will have to explain why China should be denied e-tourist visa on security grounds," a home ministry official said. 
 
China keeps India out of visa-free transit policy 
 
As for the fear of overstay, the official said Nigerians were a far bigger threat, as 1,589 of them were found to be overstaying in 2013 compared to 357 Chinese nationals. Sources said there was a strong likelihood of the intelligence agencies' reservations being overruled at the highest level, paving the way for an easier visa regime with China ahead of Modi's visit. This would include streamlining of normal visa regime with China based on reciprocity.

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