New Delhi: A recent decision by the Home Ministry to get tough on visas for foreign workers was meant to target the thousands of unskilled Chinese workers who came on business visas, but the move has hit other countries as well.
Sources say that Russia is especially upset since thousands of Russian workers come to India and the Ministry of External Affairs is now locked in a tussle with the Home Ministry to get the rules relaxed.
As per the sources, the move affects Russians who come to work in various fields from defence to nuclear power plants, like the Kudankulam plant in Tamil Nadu.
Russia is a very important strategic partner for India, which is why the foreign office is pushing its case.
Sources say that Russia is especially upset since thousands of Russian workers come to India and the Ministry of External Affairs is now locked in a tussle with the Home Ministry to get the rules relaxed.
As per the sources, the move affects Russians who come to work in various fields from defence to nuclear power plants, like the Kudankulam plant in Tamil Nadu.
COMMENTS
Advertisement
Australia Rejects Visa Application Of Over 7000 Palestinians, Prefers Israelis: Report "Don't Come To US": Indian Engineer Warns Students Of Visa, Green Cards Delay "My Children Disappointed'': Ram Lalla Sculptor Arun Yogiraj, Family Denied US Visa How Extreme Weather Is Leading To Rise In Child Marriages In Pakistan 3 Days After Big Order On Deposits With SBI And PNB, Karnataka Hits Pause Monkeypox Cases Rising: How Worried Should You Be - 10 Points "Too Many Dead": Gaza Undertakers Stacking "Graves On Top Of Graves" Musk's X Ordered To Pay Rs 5 Crore To Former Employee Over Unfair Dismissal UK To Fund Master's Scholarships For Uttarakhand Students Track Latest News Live on NDTV.com and get news updates from India and around the world.