GOI Visa Rules

Subj: GOI Visa Rules
1. INDIAN AMERICAN INTELLECTUALS FORUM
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Memorandum to Hon. P. Chidambaram, Home Minister of India
c/o Consul General of India December 14, 2009
3 E. 64th Street
New York, NY 10021
Sub: Indian American passport holders born in Pakistan
should be excluded from new visa rules.
Hon. P. Chidambaram: Saadar Namaskar
In view of the busting of Lashkar-e-Taiba’s plot in which the Pakistan based terrorist group was planning to use Pakistan-born US national David Coleman (Dawood Geelani) to launch terrorist attacks in India, Government of India has directed all the missions that all applications for Indian visas from Pakistan-born US national be cleared by New Delhi.
This is a very judicious move and will go a long way in checkmating the diabolical and pernicious designs of the radical Islamic terrorists based in Pakistan, and strengthening safety and security of Indian nationals. However, there is a flaw in this decision. This decision treats Pakistan-born Pakistani-Americans and Pakistan-born Indian-Americans on equal footing. We feel that this decision will adversely affect thousands of Indian American passport holders born in Pakistan.
If hurriedly implemented, this decision could create a lot of problems for Pakistan-born Indian Americans who frequently travel to India on business and pleasure trips. In addition to that Pakistan-born Indian Americans could feel punished for no fault of their own. This anomaly has to be addressed at an early date
Hence, we request you to kindly reconsider your decision and exempt Indian American passport holders born in Pakistan from the purview of this directive.
Very truly yours,
Narain Kataria
President
2. My Take:
Quote: However, there is a flaw in this decision. This decision treats Pakistan-born Pakistani-Americans and Pakistan-born Indian-Americans on equal footing. We feel that this decision will adversely affect thousands of Indian American passport holders born in Pakistan.
COMMENT: Sure there is a glowing foible in the directive of Government Of India ( GOI ), because of which it is going to have un-intended consequences. The GOI directive looks upon all Pakistan-born Pakistani Americans & Pakistan-born Indian Americans identically, as if they both are of one piece. But such is Not the case. There are immense differences between these two groups.
To cover up these glaring differences, or to keep them out of sight, for the sake of political-correctness, is neither sensible nor justifiable, it is terribly-perilous for the safety of society.
3. A logical approach is to tell it like it is & deal correspondingly.
On a group or country-basis, Pakistan-born Pakistani Americans, a vast majority of whom are Muslims, are much much more likely to have attributes of terrorism, than Pakistan-born Indian Americans, a vast majority of whom are Hindus, who do not have traits of terrorism.
3. How can a saint & a sinner be the same ?
How can a bank-manager & a bank-robber be the same ?
How can Pakistan-born Pakistani Americans & Pakistan-born Indian Americans be the same ?
4. GOI would be well advised to loosen or tighten its rules, depending upon who he is, and where he is presently coming from, rather than where he was born.
Surinder Paul Attri