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India travel advice

Most visits are trouble-free. Travellers are advised against all travel to rural areas of Jammu & Kashmir other than Ladakh; all travel in the immediate vicinity of the border with Pakistan, other than at Wagah; and all travel in Manipur and Tripura. All but essential travel to Srinagar and Imphal is also not advised. If you do travel to these areas then you should only do so by air.

There is a high threat from terrorism throughout India. You should take particular care in the lead up to and on days of national significance, such as Republic Day (26 January), Independence Day (15 August), Ramadan (11 Aug to 9 Sept), Eid (10/11 September) and Diwali (5 November).

Since July 2006 there have been terrorist attacks in major cities across India, including Pune, Mumbai, New Delhi, Jaipur, Faizabad, Varanasi, Lucknow and Hyderabad.

This advice is based on information provided by the Foreign and Commonwealth Office in the UK. It is correct at time of publishing. As the situation can change rapidly, visitors are advised to contact the following organisations for the latest travel advice:

British Foreign and Commonwealth Office
Tel: 0845 850 2829.
Website: www.fco.gov.uk

US Department of State
Website: http://travel.state.gov/travel

Embassies and tourist offices

British High Commission in India

Chanakyapuri, New Delhi, 110021

Telephone: (011) 2419 2100 Website: http://ukinindia.fco.gov.uk Opening times: Mon-Fri: 0900-1300 / 1400-1700
Indian Ministry of Tourism in India

88 Janpath , Connaught Place, New Delhi 110001

Telephone: (011) 2332 0005/8 or 2332 0342. Website: http://www.incredibleindia.org Opening times: Mon-Fri 0900-1300 / 1400-1700; consular section Mon-Fri 0900-1400.
India Tourism in the USA

Suite 1808, 1270 Avenue of the Americas, New York, NY 10020, USA

Telephone: (212) 586 4901/2/3. Website: http://www.incredibleindia.org
Embassy of India in the USA

Consulate: 2536 Massachusetts Avenue, NW, Washington, DC 20008, USA
Chancery: 2107 Massachusetts Avenue, NW, Washington, DC 20008, USA

Telephone: (202) 707 4693 (Consulate) (202) 939 7000 (Chancery). Website: http://www.indianembassy.org Opening times: Mon-Fri 0930-1800; consular section Mon-Fri 0930-1230, 1630-1715.
India Tourism in the UK

7 Cork Street, London W1S 3LH, UK

Telephone: (020) 7437 3677 or (020) 7734 6613 Website: http://www.incredibleindia.org Opening times: Mon-Fri 0930-1800.
High Commission of India in the UK

India House, Aldwych, London WC2B 4NA, UK

Telephone: (020) 7836 8484 or (020) 7632 3123 (out of office hours). Website: http://www.hcilondon.net Opening times: Mon-Fri 0915-1745.

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