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Which South Asian country attracts proportionately highest density of Russian immigration?

Which South Asian country attracts proportionately highest density of Russian immigration?


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Coming on tourist Visa and doing business in Goa – Report

December 29, 2015 by Rajesh Ghadge

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It is not the new story as everybody in Goa is aware of this fact. The foreign nationals, especially the Russians come to Goa on tourist Visa and take up the jobs or manage their own businesses here. Most of the foreigner staff appointed in the hotels and clubs is here on tourist Visa.

Recently the story published by the national daily Times of India, it has been brought to the light that foreigners coming to Goa on tourist Visa are involved into the hosting of music shows and late night parties in the north coastal belts of Goa. They are actively organizing and managing the parties in Goa right under the nose of the police. How many foreigner DJs have the working Visa? The question always remains unanswered.

The ladies bartenders used in the clubs to pull the crowd are mainly foreigners and obviously do not possess the working Visa. The reports reveal that even the graphic designing of the posters and flyers are done by these foreign nationals who apparently knows the taste of foreign tourist and designs the stuff accordingly.

These foreign nationals who are raking money in the state under various forms are not even registered anywhere. In a clear term, they cease to exist legally into the businesses or profession in Goa while in reality they are involved into the commercial activities.

Although the quantum of the Russian national is more but at the same time there are other nationals such as English, German, Swedish & Israelis are involved into the organizing and managing the beach parties across the coastal belts in north Goa.

It is the fact that more and more foreigners are getting involved into the commercial activities in Goa. But is it possible that this could just happen without the support of locals? Sounds little difficult, right? But it is the fact; many local Goans make use of these foreigner “Friends” to attract more business from tourists. The engagement of local make the job of foreigners easier and they do not have to fear about the law and police.

The claims made by the tourism department and authorities of making money in a form of entertainment taxes goes for the toss as they do not make any money from these illegal endeavors. The Chief Minister of Goa Laxmikant Parsekar claims openly in the media that Goans are responsible for this scenario. “Since local Goans do not mind taking the foreigners as partners into their businesses and handing over their businesses to them (foreigners) by collecting their (Goans) part of the profits. “Goans are simply susegad (Relaxed) and they don’t mind even if their foreigners partner “Friend” making more money into the business,” said Parsekar.

According to the TNN media reporter, the government is not taking any action against such illegal acts since the concern authorities are helpless as the businesses are registered in the name of locals (although it is run by foreigners). Parsekar also claimed that majority of Russians run the business of language learning school and it is mushrooming in the state.

All the people related to the Goa’s tourism industry, from taxi drivers to the restaurant and shack owners are in process of learning the Russian language since they need to deal with the Russian tourist and learning the language is the only way of breaking the communication barrier with the Russian tourists and this also reduces the cost of hiring the expensive Russian guides.

The sources have also revealed that there will be around 80 such illegal parties which are going to take place in various parts of Goa during these three days. The foreigners will just hire the places around conducting the parties and disperse without paying a penny to the government treasury.

According to Suraj Morajkar, an hotelier and MD of Sun Estates Developers, Government authorities needs to crack down on the foreigners running the illegal businesses in Goa. “However, I feel that it is the opportunity they have taken which is exciting due to lack in international standard and a certain amount of professionalism in the state. We need to raise the standards of our services in a way to stop them taking the advantage of the situation.”

https://www.goaprism.com/coming-on-tourist-visa-anddoing-business-in-goa-report/

Goa asks Russia to rein in their illegal ‘tourist’ activities

By Team NRAI on September 23, 2015

Russians run restaurants, pubs & taxi services in Goa on a tourist visa.

Come as tourists, leave as tourists, leave the business to the Goans is the message Goa is sending to Russia.

Goa’s chief minister Laxmikant Parsekar has conveyed to Alexey Novikov, the Russian consul general in Mumbai that Russian tourists in Goa indulging in illegal activities, including running businesses on a tourist visa – not the mandatory business/work visa – must stop.

There have been several instances in past tourism seasons of fallouts between locals and Russians, on account of the latter running restaurants, pubs, taxi services etc. This is especially in the northern coastal belt of Pernem, which includes the chief minister’s constituency, Mandrem.

Goa estimates that round 300,000 Russians visit it during the season and some are involved in businesses, illegally, which eat into the earnings of locals involved legally in tourism-related services. “I told him that Russians are running taxis, running restaurants, doing business, the only thing left is for them to become by voters,” said Parsekar.

While Russians are a close second to the British in the number of foreign visitors Goa receives, several are long-term visitors who have settled in the coastal belt of North Goa, particularly Morjim, carving out a ‘Little Russia’ there.

The recent parliamentary consultative committee meeting on coastal security, chaired by Union home minister Rajnath Singh, had taken note of the increasing activities of Russians and Israelis in Goa, which may be dangerous to coastal security.

On their part, the Russians have requested the Goa government for land towards the construction of a chapel in Goa so that Russian tourists, predominantly orthodox Christians, can go to and pray. Christmas, celebrated by Russians on January 6, is a big celebration for them.

http://nrai.org/goa-asks-russia-to-rein-in-their-illegal-tourists-activities/

@313ghazi

Kyon bhai Ghazi??!!! I bet even your Kashmir or NWFP doesn't attract as many Russians as our Goa does.

There is nothing called Russian Mafia: Consul

PTI, PANAJI | 10 AUGUST 2012 21:46 IST

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The Russian Consulate has rubbished the often-repeated claims about existence of "Russian mafia" in Goa and its investments in the state's lucrative tourism industry.

"There is nothing called Russian mafia. There are no gun-wielding people on the streets of Moscow. It's a wrong impression that Russian mafia exists and they are operating in Goa," Alexey Novikov, Consul General of Russian Federation in Mumbai, told PTI today.

Novikov was here to meet Goa Chief Minister Manohar Parrikar.

The envoy maintained that reports about existence of Russian mafia in the coastal state are "absolute lie".

"There may be some bad people but you cannot term them as members of a mafia. There are bad people in every community."

In past, apprehensions had been raised over increasing investment from Russia in the tourism industry.

Fears were raised in certain quarters that people connected to Russian mafia were off-loading their investments in Goa, which attracts over half a million foreign tourists every year.

Novikov said the "mafia" existing in Goa comprised local gangs.

"We hope that Parrikar will eliminate that mafia and make Goa a much better place for tourists. The Consul General said he knows "who was chief of mafia in Goa and his relation with some former Ministers".

More than one lakh Russians visited Goa during the last financial year, the largest number from a foreign country.

The Russian Government has predicted 50 per cent rise in tourist inflow into Goa in the coming years.

http://www.goanews.com/news_disp.php?newsid=2525

NOW SOMETHING INTERESTING. AT 32.00 MINUTES IN THE VIDEO, THEY SHOW FOREIGNERS STAYING AT SAI BABA'S ASHRAM:


Shantaram fumes over naked-moving Russians

PTI, PANAJI | 28 FEBRUARY 2010 19:30 IST

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Rajya Sabha MP Shantaram Naik has accused Russians of moving around naked in Morjim beach village (North Goa), creating horrifying scenes for the locals.

"The state government has taken conscious decision not to prescribe any dress code. But during my Morjim tour, I was told that some Russians move totally naked, and that, they move in villages with hardly any dress on them," Naik told PTI after his visit.

"Besides corrupting minds of locals, they leave a horrifying impression on school going children," he added.

The village, hotspot for Russian tourists, had recently erupted in protest against the foreigners after a local taxi driver was beaten to death by a Russian businessman.

Naik, along with Congress party office bearers, visited the village on Saturday to take stock of the situation after constant media reports hinting at large scale discontent against foreigners here.

The MP said: ``I was told that there were number of Russian tourists constantly abusing the locals on some pretext or the other. However, when complains are made with the police, they side with the foreigners.''

Naik pointed out that the incidents of blocking of right of way by Russians, who reside here, are also on rise in Morjim.

The Congress leader alleged that there were large scale violations of Foreign Exchange Management Act (FEMA) by Russians in this village, which requires prompt action by the state machinery.

He said that the provisions of FEMA and Regulations framed there under are required to be tightened, so that foreign nationals do not purchase land in Goa illegally and deprive locals of their business and means of livelihood.

"The recent union budget provides for an appointment of a committee to examine all financial legislations, in order to bring in reforms. I will take up the issue of need to amend FEMA with that committee," Naik added.

http://www.goanews.com/news_disp.php?newsid=1008





 
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Menus, signages in Russian could be removed in Goa

Goa Indo-Asian News Service

Updated : July 23, 2012 16:01 IST

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Panaji: Menus written only in the Russian Cyrillic script could be off restaurant tables along with foreign language signages if Goa Chief Minister Manohar Parrikar has his way.

Parrikar was responding to a query from Congress legislator Mauvin Godinho in the assembly on Monday.

Godinho wanted action against "exclusive" enclaves allegedly set up by Russians and Israeli who visit Goa for long durations or have been in the state for a long time.

"I have also heard about them. Enclaves won't be tolerated, where there is no use of local language. Hotels catering to a (certain) class of people will not be entertained. Next season if someone does that, he will not get trade licences," Parrikar said.

Certain coastal areas in Goa, especially near the Morjim, Arambol, Calangute and Anjuna belt, have been in the news for allegedly hosting small exclusive commercial hubs which other nationals or even locals are discouraged from patronising.

Beach areas in and around Morjim Arambol, Calangute and Candolim have menus and road signages in Cyrillic script.

https://www.ndtv.com/goa-news/menus...be-removed-in-goa-493906?amp=1&akamai-rum=off

Goa–a home away from home

Sep 09,2015

I almost got lost getting to Curlies shack, slung low on a tip of Anjuna beach. True diehards always make it in time for sunset, but it was Wednesday and I had to battle my way through the dense, jammed flea market all the way to the water line. What used to be a quaint little countercultural affair is now a full-scale subcontinental mela straddling the entire plateau, with thousands of mendicants and touts harrying skittish charter tourists, everything cloaked in a choking cloud of dust.

Finally staggered into Curlies, where the old heads gather, and I see they’re already hopelessly outnumbered. Idealistic tie-dyed hippie internationalism is fading away, and organised enclaves are springing up as replacement. Rather than peddling homemade hash-brownies and mismatched sandals and living under the coconut trees, long-staying foreigners are plunging into business, raising families, and bringing over their friends to live next door.

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Demand is rising at a dizzying pace, another four domestic airlines have commenced flights to Goa and direct charters ferry in hundreds of thousands of foreign visitors from more than a dozen countries. At any given point in the peak of high season this year (the fortnights that bookend New Year), it’s expected that there will be 10,000 Russians in Goa, more than 20,000 Israelis and a similar number of Brits, the numbers just keep going up.

It’s 9 o’clock at the Baba Yaga restaurant in moonlit Chapora, where the neat little rooftop is a main hangout for Russians in Goa. Folksy drawings of the fairy-tale witch cover the parapet, I’m elbow-deep into bowls of hearty kasha (buckwheat) and limpid pelmenyi (dumplings) and soothing Ukranian borscht, mellow Russian dub music from the St Petersburg underground scene fills the air, and Lenin scowls down disapprovingly from above the bar. When the bill comes, it’s scribbled in Cyrillic.

The Russians at the table agree, Goa is where they want to be, and three out of the five present want to move permanently to the beach that lies just north. One of them tells me, “for 50 years, Russians only had one beach abroad, Brighton Beach in Brooklyn.”

The mainstream long-staying phenomenon took off with the British, after the initial boom of charter tourists in the 1990s. Lots of working-class couples roamed around on two-week packages, and realised that they could live very comfortably for peanuts, that a nice condo in Candolim cost less than a closet in the Costa del Sol. They exercised loopholes in the law, hundreds of retiree couples bought property, and an expatriate community began to coalesce, complete with pubs and restaurants. There’s even a ruddy-faced British butcher sellingbangers and hearty pork pies.

Soon, younger visitors became attracted to the laid-back lifestyle and rapidly increasing tourism potential. In the last three years, Goa has seen a huge wave of young entrepreneurial long-staying foreigners, they’re opening restaurants and nightclubs, performing therapies and playing music, they’re bringing up their children in India and have no intention of ever leaving.

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Beth Spaul, an energetic 28-year old from Essex, isn’t planning on going back to England to have the baby she’s pregnant with. She plotted her move to Goa for a full nine years, after meeting her (British) future husband while holidaying at a nearby beach, then finally managed to shift in 2004. “I wouldn’t have ever wanted to have a baby in India, let alone Goa,” she tells me, “but things have changed so much, and there’s even a wonderful German-run natural birthing centre nearby, why bother with going back?”

As Spaul speaks, a knot of fair-haired children rushes past to the back of the house. On arrival in Goa, she’s started a school for the children of long-staying foreigners, and the Yellow House Pre-School now employs three full-time British teachers and caters to 33 children. It’s the most expensive school in Goa (7,000 rupees per month), and demand stays very high as more and more foreign children are brought up under the Indian sun.

Further up north, Arambol beach is already laden with thousands of travellers even in early November. This is where forest meets lake, with sand dunes just beyond; it’s a near-mythical dream beach on the hippie trail, where the last Goa Freaks are rumoured to live naked under the stars (they do). But just like Anjuna, the once-remote outpost is now overrun by a different generation, an Israeli crowd has swept in and taken over.

Many of the newcomers are like Ilan Dascal, a computer programmer who set off for Arambol sight-unseen justbefore the monsoon this year. He’s no aimless wanderer, he arrived with a detailed action plan and executed it immediately after entering into partnership with a Goan family. Well in time for this high season, he’s opened up the brightly lit and spotlessly clean Lamuella Guest House and Café.

The name comes from one of the Douglas Adams Hitchhiker’s Guide to the Galaxy books. In the novel, the final volume of that famous ‘trilogy in five parts’, Lamuella is a kind of backwater planet, a place Dascal describes as “a lot like Earth, but just a little, little, bit better.”

Sitting on a sofa in the café’s outside lounge, with meditative music playing, cool green tea in hand, and attractive children playing on the stairs, I can see the point. There’s a laid-back, tolerant and inclusive vibe to everything, an openness that’s hard to beat anywhere in the world. Peaceful, wildly cosmopolitan, eccentric and hard-edged in places, full of surprises, polyglot and multiracial, this is Planet Goa.

https://www.outlookindia.com/outlooktraveller/destinations/goaa-home-away-from-home/amp/

@Jamwal's @jamahir

Did you read this, "Even restaurant bills are scribbled in Russian."

Did you read this, "Even restaurant bills are scribbled in Russian."
@Tom M @third eye @SOUTHie @jbgt90 @vostok
 
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Unique thread. Why isn't anyone replying here ? :rolleyes:
Because OP is flase flagger and he is directing the thread from healthy discussion to India bashing and highlighting pak by quoting couple of bad incidents multiple times.
 
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Season’s first charter touches down, 519 tourists arrive from Moscow

TNN | Oct 2, 2017, 03:15 IST


Panaji: Sunday marked the beginning of the new tourist season in Goa, with the first charter flight arriving from Moscow at the Goa International Airport at Dabolim.

A total of 519 tourists from Russia landed by the charter. This number is up from the 492 that arrived by the first charter last year.

Goa Tourism officials said that while there was a dip in charter arrivals due to recession and geo-political scenario across the globe, the year 2016-17 saw a surge in arrival of charters and passengers and this year Goa Tourism is optimistic and confident of crossing the 1,000 mark of charter flights.

Biblio Globus in association with Concord Exotic Voyages (P) Ltd brought the first charter flight of the 2017-18 tourist season. The passengers arrived on board Rossiya Airlines, which landed at Goa airport at 8.30am.

Goa Tourism welcomed the charter passengers on arrival at the airport with a brass band and presented all passengers with roses and sweets.

Goa Tourism officials said that the state is expecting a good charter season this year and is taking all necessary steps to clear hurdles at the airport with related to landings and slots for charters.

Goa's tourism minister Manohar Azgaonkar said, ''It's a flying start for the new tourism season. I received an overwhelming response from tour operators when I was in Moscow last month and both Goa Tourism and the Russian travel and tour operators had very fruitful discussions and business interactions which will have positive results for Goa this season."

Ajgaonkar also said that Goa Tourism is very serious about ensuring the safety and security of all its tourists. "I appeal to all our foreign and domestic guests to enjoy responsibly and to follow the laws of the land and all the DOs and DONTs to avoid risking or endangering their lives. Goa police, lifeguards and locals serve as our ambassadors and one needs to pay heed to them at times in addition to following signboards, warning notices and whatever awareness is created in the interest of tourists."

https://timesofindia.indiatimes.com...s-arrive-from-moscow/articleshow/60905584.cms




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Why would any "foreigner" want to even live in dirty, filthy countries like India? The OP is an idiot with his shitty idiotic threads, I get a headache trying to make sense of his English.

Are you colour blind or are you joking?

You are an absolute fool.
 
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Why would any "foreigner" want to even live in dirty, filthy countries like India? The OP is an idiot with his shitty idiotic threads, I get a headache trying to make sense of his English.



You are an absolute fool.
If you are incapable of subtle debates you can leave the forum. Nobody asked you to stay.
 
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Do you know Russian escorts (high class Russian call girls) move in large numbers to Pakistan every year?
I don't know but most of them will be arrested if they try to do their business here.
 
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The absolute numbers of Russian immigrants to South Asian countries do not depict the whole picture. There are obvious differences in size of South Asian countries – the population size, territorial area, amount of natural resources etc. Bigger countries may receive more immigrants due to factors like size. Hence it has to be asked which South Asian country attracts proportionately highest density of Russian immigration.

Tell about what you have personally observed in real life or read in media about massive Russian immigration to South Asia. How Russians are coming in thousands every year to work and settle in South Asia. How their kids are being admitted to South Asian schools. How the population deficit of Russia is being made up by baby boom of Russian tourists in South Asia. How some Russians are taking up South Asian citizenship... How many Russians are buying property in South Asia...

This development is not unprecedented. I would call it a latest wave of Aryan invasion.
@Men in Green @Areesh @jbgt90

@Jackdaws

@kris @padamchen

@Soumitra
 
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Yes and that's ridiculous and servile.

Bills and sign-boards should be in English - the accepted international language.

Not at all bro. It's simply business!

Earlier the signboards and menus were all.in Hebrew.

Now it's Russian.

Tomorrow it might be Japanese.

Cheers, Doc
 
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