1st in 8 years: No. of Indian visitors to US down

The number of Indian visitors to the US has declined for the first time in the last eight years. About 11.14 lakh Indians went to the US in 2017, down 5% from 11.72 lakh in the previous year. Before this, 2009 saw 5.5 lakh Indian travellers to the US, which was a decline of 8% over the previous year.