> subversive sweetie a long term visa. They seemed concerned that she > should not write about India and sell it for some reason. I know that > there are third world dictatorships lacking a free press that are > anxious to control access by foreign journalists, but India? >
Err..you mean the same way the USA controls access by foreign journalists and makes them get special visas (even those who can otherwise enter with visa waivers)? Eg: <http://www.guardian.co.uk/world/2004/jun/05/usa.weekend7> FWIW, I think she'll probably get a 10 year visa (if not now, next time around, when you will presumably not put "writer" under occupation). It's just the govt's tendency to control things that is popping up - I don't think it is part of any grand design.. Oh, and welcome to the world of needing visas and being subject to the whims of immigration authorities..there's a lot of Indians with experience of the vagaries of INS visa policy who will sympathize with the experience.. Badri
