Originally Posted by
travelmad478
The consulate website (well, Travisa's website) says that these are for businesspeople with JVs or thinking of starting JVs in India, but they don't actually ask for any documentation of that.
The referenced information from the Travisa site is for the
10 year Business visa
Looking at the
10 year Tourist visa - this is only available to US citizens under a bilateral agreement, but there doesn't seem to be any other criteria.