The Ministry of Exterior Affairs (MEA) has taken notice of the brand new pointers issued by the US Embassy, requiring visa candidates to supply particulars of their social media identifiers and emphasised that Indian nationals’ visa purposes must be evaluated based mostly on benefit.
Talking in a weekly briefing, Jaiswal stated, “Visa and immigration issues pertain to sovereign capabilities of any nation. However, we have now seen the rules issued by the US Embassy, offering particulars of social media identifiers in visa purposes.”
“However we consider that each one visa purposes of Indian nationals must be handled based mostly on benefit,” he added.
The MEA Spokesperson assured that India stays engaged with the US on mobility and consular points. “We stay engaged with the US facet on all mobility points and consular points to make sure that the respectable pursuits of Indian nationals are safeguarded,” he stated.
Additional, Jaiswal emphasised that journey advisories are periodically up to date by international locations based mostly on varied elements. “Journey advisories are periodically issued by international locations based mostly on the evaluation of varied elements,” Jaiswal stated.
The US advisory stage for India stays at Degree 2, which is identical as earlier than. Jaiswal said that the US authorities have knowledgeable India that there was no change within the advisory stage.
“We have now famous that the USA has additionally up to date its journey advisory for India on June sixteenth. We have now been knowledgeable by the US authorities that there was no change in India’s advisory stage, which stays at stage two, the identical as earlier than. The US journey advisory stage for India has been at stage two for a number of years,” he added.
On Pakistan Military Chief Asim Munir’s go to to the White Home, Jaiswal affirmed that, “India has famous the go to. I’ve no additional remark to make,” he said.
Nonetheless, Jaiswal highlighted the robust India-US partnership, grounded in shared democratic values and rising strategic convergence. “So far as the India-US relationship is anxious, our partnership with the USA is wide-ranging, grounded in shared democratic values and rising strategic convergence,” he stated.
The MEA Spokesperson expressed confidence within the trajectory of the India-US relationship, describing it as “essentially the most consequential partnership of the twenty first century.”
“A complete world strategic partnership between India and the USA continues to obtain high-level consideration and is manifested in sustained dialogue and cooperation throughout sectors: commerce, crucial know-how, power, defence, and a number of other different fields,” Jaiswal added.
Earlier this week, Asim Munir, arrived on the White Home to fulfill President Donald Trump.
