The advisory also told US travellers not to visit Jammu and Kashmir or be anywhere within 10 km of the India-Pakistan border
The United States in a new travel advisory recently asked its citizens to exercise “increased caution” while travelling to India. The advisory also told US travellers not to visit Jammu and Kashmir or be anywhere within 10 km of the India-Pakistan border.
The advisory has decreased the risk of travel to India from Level 3 to Level 2. The last travel advisory issued by the United States was on January 25. The State Department’s travel advisory came after the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) issued a Level 1 Travel Health Notice due to Covid-19, indicating a low level of Covid-19 in India. Both the advisories show that the US considers the situation in India was returning to normal.
“Sporadic violence occurs particularly along the Line of Control (LOC) separating India and Pakistan, and in tourist destinations in the Kashmir Valley: Srinagar, Gulmarg, and Pahalgam. The Indian government prohibits foreign tourists from visiting certain areas along the LOC.“
Jammu and Kashmir and the Indo-Pak border remains on the critical list. “Terrorist attacks and violent civil unrest are possible in the union territory of Jammu and Kashmir. Avoid all travel to this union territory (with the exception of visits to the Eastern Ladakh region and its capital, Leh),” the advisory said.
“Sporadic violence occurs particularly along the Line of Control (LOC) separating India and Pakistan, and in tourist destinations in the Kashmir Valley: Srinagar, Gulmarg, and Pahalgam. The Indian government prohibits foreign tourists from visiting certain areas along the LOC,” the State Department said.
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