Lionel Messi & other Argentinian Captains who bagged FIFA World Cup Trophy

The FIFA Football World Cup is a trophy every player dreams of having in his trophy cabinet at the end of his career. There is no greater joy than winning the cup for the country. However, not everyone is fortunate enough to have the experiences and often even the best players ha...

European Parliament bribery scandal puts spotlight on dark underbelly of EU institutions

The European Parliament is considered a cornerstone of European democracy and is meant to play the role of the sole pan-EU, democratically-elected body to represent the people of the EU and keep a check on the bureaucrats and their opaque ways of working that is often considered ...

BJP’s Islamophobia boomerangs as Islamic nations seek apology

It is a sight that few in India, leave alone the ruling Bharatiya Janata Party, would have expected to see in a country that has been very friendly to India for the past several decades, ever since the two established diplomatic relations. Photographs of Indian Prime Minister Nar...

Indian expats who made a fortune in the Gulf

Apart from the Philippines, India sends the largest number of expatriates to the Gulf Cooperation Countries which significantly contributes to their economies through the billions of dollars remitted back to their homes by the migrants. A report by UNDESA notes how Indian workers...

Earth Overshoot Day: India a role model for global consumption

Even though Earth Overshoot Day 2020 has been delayed by three weeks due to coronavirus pandemic, humanity is racing ahead to rapidly devour all global resources. If the whole world lived like Qatar, global resources for an entire year would be exhausted by February 11. For Luxem...

The Indian Globetrotter’s Postcards

One of the earliest forms of souvenirs, postcards remain popular in the age of smartphones. India Outbound presents some from various destinations around the world.

Doha- the land of beautiful contrasts

Greece forays into the Indian market

The Greek National Tourism Organisation, as a part of its 3-year strategic plan, forays into the Indian market, starting 2017, to tap the increasing Indian outbound travel segment.

Tourism’s Davos, ‘World Tourism Forum’ to be held in Istanbul

The leaders shaping world tourism’s future come together within the scope of the World Tourism Forum Global Meeting in Istanbul on February 16-18. Nearly 150 international speakers from 20 countries are expected to participate at the giant summit, to be organised on a global sc...

India tourism plans heavy investment to promote tourist circuits

The Indian Ministry of Tourism is on a development spree under the regime of Prime Minister Narendra Modi, implementing and sanctioning as many as 25 projects worth INR 20.48 billion (304 million USD) under the Swadesh Darshan Scheme since its launch in January 2015.

India proposes e-visa facility for another 36 nations

After the e-visa facility attracted huge foreign tourist arrivals in India, the country now plans to extend the online visa service for another 36 countries.

Indian PM Modi’s fruitful trip to Doha

Larsen & Toubro won a contract to construct the stadium for Qatar’s 2022 world cup worth 135 million dollar.