I am hopeful the current Indian government does the needful (see what I did there?).
Jokes aside, I am a BLR implant in SoCal for a long time now. LAX is pretty much a night mare w/o TSAPre (domestic departure). So much so these days I pay the fortune to fly out of home airport(SBA).
I am so psyched with this news. I do not usually run into trouble with CBP on international arrivals (Bosnia, Nigeria, Mexico, Colombia, Cuba, Venezuela etc..you get the drift). I went to USC on F visa and it almost always comes up when they scan my passport. I am looking forward to skipping lines in TBIT . Its not at all fun at around 3 PM when 4-5 A380 land at the same time.
Update: According to this site
http://economictimes.indiatimes.com/...w/52749795.cms once could start applying by August