This Article is From Dec 28, 2009

US raises visa concerns with India: Sources

New Delhi: The government's new visa policy has created controversy as the US reportedly sought clarification on it.

However, top sources have told NDTV that no country has objected to India's new rules.

Yesterday Tharoor had controversially tweeted, are the rules ... "worth it just in hope of making it difficult for a future Headley to recce? Are we going to allow terrorists to make us less welcoming?"

"Making it more difficult to visit India, return here frequently or stay long hurts large numbers of innocents, costs us millions of $..."

However, sources have told NDTV that the US has sought clarity on the confusion over the new visa rules. The sources have also told the government has admitted that the US also raised the possibility of fewer tourists.
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