India has allowed the introduction of “e-visa” facility for nationals of Kuwait, making travel to its territory easier. The residents of Kuwait can obtain a total of 5 e-Visas that are: e-Tourist visa, e-Business Visa, e-Conference Visa, e-Medical Visa and e-Medical Attendant Visa via online process from 13th July 2025. The digitisation of this process will also dramatically cut the amount of paperwork, time and visits to consulates this will involve.
ispai adds new e-visa feature to make travel to Kuwait easier for Indian nationals With the introduction of the new e-visa service, Indian nationals and citizens of other eligible countries will now be able to travel to Kuwait with ease and without having to go through the long and cumbersome process of obtaining a visa upon arrival. In what will further contribute to deepening exchanges between the India and Kuwait, this system facilitates an end to end visa application process, with ePayment on Kuwait’s website being introduced to enable on-line payment of visafees while applying for a visa online. The last step in the process: gathering biometrics — will now be done only upon arrival at Indian airports, making the system even more traveler-friendly.
Key Features of India’s E-Visa for Kuwait Nationals
The new e-visa service caters to five visa categories:
Tourism
Business
Medical
AYUSH/Wellness (Including Yoga Travel)
Conference
The Indian Ambassador to Kuwait, Dr. Adarsh Swaika, emphasized the significance of this step in a press conference on July 13, 2025, stating that this initiative not only simplifies the visa process but also deepens the bonds between India and Kuwait. By making the visa process more accessible and user-friendly, India hopes to further promote tourism, business, medical, and cultural exchanges between the two nations.
Fast approvals and easy process of application
The speed at which e-visa applications are processed is one of the most refreshing things about the new service. If approved, applicants may expect to receive an Electronic Travel Authorisation (ETA) via email within 3 – 4 working days and can be extended at VAC. Upon approval, travelers can carry a printout of the approved ETA and use it at any of 32 international airports and five seaports in India.
And with this switch to full digital services, there is no more waiting in long lines, or trips to the consular offices. Everything, from uploading documents to making payments, can be completed remotely, sparing travellers time and effort. They can do the biometric at the airport when they arrive in India.
E-Visa fees for Kuwaiti citizens and its Validity
The new e-visa for Kuwaitis is great value for money. The tourist visa is valid for up to five years and costs INR 6,868 (circa USD 80.07). For business visa, the e-visa will be available for one year. Medical and conference visas, for instance, are priced from INR 3,434 (USD 40.03).
Not only does the e-visa system offer more flexibility to the travelers into India, it also gives a wide range of visitors the chance to visit India. As tourists uncovering the nation’s rich cultural heritage, business-people attending meetings, or medical tourists receiving treatment in India, the e-visa system offers a smooth, stress-free way to get into India.
Flexible Arrival and Departure Options
Kuwaiti travelers with an approved e-visa will be allowed to travel to India via any of the 32 designated airports and five designated seaports for e-visa users. From inside the country, they would be able to leave from any official immigration point of entry and exit, easier than the current system.
This new service will offer Kuwaitis multiple travel options of arriving and departing from India, helping making travel to and from the destination comfortable. It is one of several measures India is taking in order to relax its immigration process as well as facilitate doing business and travel.
Traditional Visa Process Still Available
For those who wish to apply in the normal way, India’s Consular Application Centers (ICAC) in Kuwait will still accept paper visa applications. The physical visa options described below are still available.And now for the physical visa options to Turkmenistan.
For individuals who are in search of more personalised services or who prefer the paper-based process based on their specific travel situation, could benefit from this standard visa system.
The Impact of India’s Digital Visa Revolution on Kuwait and Beyond
E-Visa system is an important milestone in India’s transformation towards paperless and digital systems. It has arrived just at a moment when India has become quick recently to embrace digital travel, and its use of immigration. The recent implementation of an e-visa process in Kuwait for a range of visa types, such as tourist, family, business and official visits, also signals wider moves to digitalize visa application forms in the Gulf.
With both the countries having e-visa services online now, it will be much easier for people to shuffle to and from India to Kuwait.
Conclusion: A Double Win for Kuwaitis Travelling to India
The new e-visa process of India enables residents from Kuwait who visit India to have an easy and convenient means of obtaining a visa. With several visa options available, quick processing times and the ability to complete the process all online, the move further cements the already close partnership between the nations. No matter what brings Kuwaitis to India, whether it is for leisure, business, medical treatment, or for the purpose of discovering India’s rich culture, this innovative digital offering will make travel a breeze.
Students gain real-world international business skills through Global Classroom project
How we communicate is always evolving. A hundred years ago, getting a message to someone a town over could take hours. Today, we can speak to people on the other side of the world with the tap of a screen.
Subir Bandyopadhyay, Indiana University Northwest professor of marketing, knows this better than most. He has a deep knowledge of international business and has traveled all the way to India as a Fulbright Scholar to continue his research.
During his time in India, he came up with a new idea: a project that would allow students to collaborate with peers across the world.
“I made a lot of good connections with the faculty members in India, and we talked about the types of teaching we do,” he said. “This idea came up because with technology, we don’t always need cultural exchange programs to move a class to another country. Why not do a virtual trip?”
To set his idea in motion, Bandyopadhyay needed funding, and it came in the form of an IU Global Classroom Fellow grant. With those funds, he was able to travel to India and meet with Bikramjit Rishi, a professor at Shiv Nadar Institution of Eminence.
“As an educator, I am constantly seeking opportunities that enrich students’ learning beyond traditional classroom boundaries,” Rishi said. “The Global Classroom project offered a unique chance to immerse students in a truly intercultural, collaborative experience.”
The project takes a fundamental topic in business and marketing communication and puts an international spin on it.
“IU students evaluated a local company’s product mix and thought of how to market in India,” Bandyopadhyay said. “The target market strategy here in the United States may not match the target market over there.”
To best understand the right appeal and marketing approach that would work best in India, Bandyopadhyay’s students collaborated directly with Rishi’s students – separated by more than 7,000 miles – via Zoom and WhatsApp.
“Their Indian counterparts would act as consultants about the Indian consumer, and IU students then acted as their consultants about the U.S. market,” Bandyopadhyay said.
IU students worked in tandem with students in India to really understand each other’s culture and how a marketing plan would be affected by those norms. In the end, students on both sides of the project came away with a deeper understanding of how cross-cultural communication works in the real world.
“Beyond learning how to conduct marketing research in a cross-cultural setting, I hoped that students internalized the importance of empathy, active listening and open-mindedness. These (skills) are foundational to any successful global collaboration,” Rishi said.
After Bandyopadhyay and Rishi began the project, several challenges arose. Time zones were one of the biggest — students at Shiv Nadar were 10-and-a-half hours ahead of Central Time. Students also adjusted to different academic expectations, project approaches and work ethics.
“These challenges became valuable learning opportunities,” Rishi said.
Over the course of the project, students became more adaptable, sensitive to cultural differences and able to resolve conflicts.
“It’s similar to a real job situation,” Bandyopadhyay said. “More and more corporate jobs are global in nature. You have to work with people from different cultures, and as undergraduate students, learning those things is a unique experience.”
Despite some of the challenges, the Global Classroom project was a resounding success, with many students excelling at communicating with their peers in India. In fact, Bandyopadhyay has plans to offer the project in future sections of his consumer behavior course.
“This is a very small way we instill in our students the importance of working with people from other cultures and countries,” he said.
However, it’s no small feat to help students gain an international perspective without ever leaving home. Rishi sums the project up best as a microcosm of the global workplace.
“Ultimately, it prepares students to be more agile, inclusive and globally competent professionals,” he said.
The Telangana State Road Transport Corporation (TGSRTC) on Tuesday announced Yatradanam, an initiative to take orphans, destitute elderly persons and differently abled students to pilgrimage sites, tourist destinations and excursions on special occasions such as birthdays.
The TGSRTC will provide buses with costs covered through donations made to the organisation. Transport and BC Welfare Minister Ponnam Prabhakar launched the Yatradanam poster in the presence of TGSRTC officials, including vice-chairman and managing director V.C. Sajjanar and executive directors.
Those interested, including individuals, public representatives, corporates, NRIs, associations and NGOs, can sponsor trips. To implement the initiative, the corporation has designed special tour packages covering prominent shrines and tourist destinations in the State. AC, super luxury, deluxe, and express buses will be arranged depending on the contribution of donors. Bookings must be made at least one week before the scheduled tour.
Congratulating the TGSRTC management for launching the initiative, Mr.Prabhakar said many people aspire to visit temples and tourist sites, and that the Yatradanam programme would serve as a boon for them. He appealed to corporates to contribute as much as possible, as part of their CSR activities.
He also requested members of the public to sponsor yatras for orphans, the homeless elderly and differently abled persons to help them celebrate special occasions. He also called on RTC staff to ensure the success of the programme at the field level.
