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India's Prime Minister Narendra Modi meets members of the Australian-Indian community during a reception at the Allphones Arena at Sydney Olympic Park on November 17, 2014. (Reuters)
Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi has announced that his government was working on to facilitate visa-on-arrival for Australian tourists, according to a report in The Times of India. https://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/india/Modi-sets-two-month-deadline-for-merger-of-Persons-of-Indian-Origin-Overseas-Citizen-of-India/articleshow/45176906.cms
Modi has also announced a two-month deadline for the merger of Overseas Citizen of India (OCI) and Persons of Indian Origin (PIO) status of the Indian diaspora. He had announced merger of PIO and OCI during his visit to the US in September but had not given a timeline then.
Addressing a crowd of around 20,000 in Sydney, Modi said while the previous government was happy to make laws he was ‘happier to remove’ them.
"Let's open the windows let fresh air come in," Modi said referring to his government's efforts to weed out obsolete laws.
Touched by the grand reception, Modi said he was honoured and humbled. "I know that behind this affection lies expectations. We want to create the India you are dreaming of."
"This welcome, this respect, this enthusiasm I dedicate it to the people of India," said Modi, the first Indian Prime Minister to visit Australia in 28 years.
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