Originally Posted by
PhlyingRPh
Just to add, it is my understanding that if one's South Asian background is Indian, and if one has any Pakistani links, it is still very difficult to obtain any kind of entry visa for India.
That is the case. I wish it were different. I have any friends who would like to visit India. How is it the other way around? Indians, specifically Sikhs, are allowed to visit Pakistan to visit Sikh shrines as members of organised tours. Their experiences have been positive. Grand parents of one my friends, who are from Rawalpindi got to visit with the family who lived in what was the former's home before the partition. The original porch light fixture that was still there was gifted by the Pakistani famly to them.