Let the soup laugh… this is America's travel advice for India!

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New Delhi : There is a saying – but they are very good at preaching. There is another saying too. If the soup laughs, then the sieve with seventy-two holes laughs too. The same is the condition of America. They will not look in the mirror themselves, but will preach to others. They will point fingers at others. The population of America is about one-fifth of the population of India, but on an average, someone there becomes a victim of sexual harassment every 98 seconds. Where one in every three women becomes a victim of rape or physical violence at the hands of her partner in her lifetime. 63 percent of the cases related to sexual harassment are not even reported to the police. We are not saying this, but it is recorded on the website of the US-based 'National Organization for Women New York City'. You must also be wondering why we are mentioning crime in America, especially sexual crime. The reason for this is that America has issued an advisory to its citizens regarding travel to India and has warned them against visiting some states and areas. The reasons behind this include terrorism, Naxalism as well as rape cases. The US has updated its travel advisory for India. It has asked its citizens not to travel to Jammu and Kashmir, India-Pakistan border areas, Manipur and the central and eastern parts of the country. In its revised travel advisory, the US State Department has said that it has updated it with information about the northeastern states.

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What does the US travel advisory say?


In a travel advisory issued to its citizens regarding India, the US has said, “More vigilance should be exercised in India due to crime and terrorism, Naxalism. The risk has increased in some areas. Overall, India has been placed at level two. But many parts of the country have been placed at level four such as Jammu and Kashmir, India-Pakistan border, Manipur and parts of central and eastern India. The US State Department said, “Do not travel to the Union Territory of Jammu and Kashmir (except the eastern Ladakh region and its capital Leh) due to terrorism and civil unrest, within 10 km of the India-Pakistan border due to the possibility of armed conflict, parts of central and eastern India due to Naxalism, insurgency and Manipur due to violence and crime. ”

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The advisory advises Americans to reconsider travel to the northeastern states due to terrorism and violence. “Indian officials report that rape is one of the fastest growing crimes in India. Violent crimes such as sexual assault have occurred at tourist sites and other locations. Terrorists can strike at any time. They target tourist sites, transportation hubs, markets, shopping malls, and government establishments,” the travel advisory said.

The State Department said the US government has limited capacity to provide emergency services to US citizens in rural areas. These areas extend from eastern Maharashtra and northern Telangana to western West Bengal. The advisory said US government employees will need special permission to travel to these areas.

America's 'bullying'

The US has advised its citizens to avoid travelling to Jammu and Kashmir. For this, it has cited terrorism. It is also true that terrorist activities have increased in Jammu and Kashmir and especially in the Jammu region in recent times. But it is not true that tourists are being attacked. The special thing is that tourism is at a record high in the Jammu and Kashmir that the US has included in its travel advisory. In response to a question in the Rajya Sabha, Union Minister of State for Home Nityanand Rai said that more than 1 crore tourists have reached Jammu and Kashmir till June this year. These include tourists coming from abroad. Last year, more than 2.11 crore tourists had admired the beauty of Jammu and Kashmir. The tourism sector in Jammu and Kashmir has boomed since the abolition of Article 370 5 years ago.

By the way, it is not unusual for the US to issue a travel advisory. Every country wants its citizens who are going abroad or living abroad to be safe. But countries with a friendly attitude usually avoid issuing travel advisories for each other, unless the situation is very bad. Many times, tensions also arise between countries due to travel advisories. Here, the US also seems to be 'bullying' to some extent.

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