It was for the first time that the number of foreign tourists visiting India crossed the 10 million mark in 2017, even as various government departments (both the central and state bodies) continue to pour in money to beef up the infrastructure for the visitors.
While tourism minister K.J. Alphons says the sector is doing well in the country, he wants the numbers to rise dramatically over the coming months.
Of course, India still ranks quite low in the number of tourists visiting it, especially when compared to many other countries. France, with more than 82m foreign visitors, tops the list, followed by the United States and Spain (more than 75m each), China (60m), Italy (53m), and Britain, Germany and Mexico (35m each).