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US envoy warns ‘Death to America’ slogan users face visa scrutiny
US envoy warns ‘Death to America’ slogan users face visa scrutiny
US Ambassador to India Sergio Gor has warned that individuals who publicly use slogans such as 'Death to America' will face greater scrutiny when applying for US visas. Speaking at an Economic…
US Ambassador to India Sergio Gor has warned that individuals who publicly use slogans such as 'Death to America' will face greater scrutiny when applying for US visas. Speaking at an Economic Times event, Gor said countries have the right to determine who is granted entry and pointed to India's own visa screening practices. 'The days of you tweeting "Death to America" and then showing up asking for a US visa are over,' Gor said.
The envoy also highlighted growing India-US space cooperation, saying NASA had invited ISRO to join missions aimed at returning humans to the Moon. Gor criticised sections of Indian media for what he called inaccurate reporting, and addressed reports about US President Donald Trump and a proposed 100% tariff on Indian goods, saying the White House had not publicly advocated such a measure.
Indian Opinion Analysis
The visa remark signals a tightening of US immigration policy on ideological grounds, building on a 2020 presidential proclamation that expanded vetting of applicants linked to hostile foreign entities. India and the US signed a bilateral visa agreement in 2021 to ease travel for business and skilled workers, but political speech screening remains outside that framework. The NASA-ISRO moon mission invitation, if formalised, would build on the 2023 joint spaceflight initiative signed during Prime Minister Modi's state visit. The Ministry of External Affairs has not responded to Gor's account of the Modi-Trump meeting, and the accuracy of that account remains unverified by any official Indian source.
Source: timesnownews.com
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