New Delhi, Nov. 12 -- The Centre has simplified India's visa regime, reducing the number of main visa categories from 13 to nine and sub-categories from 49 to 23, while cutting the number of fields in visa application forms by 65-70% to simplify the process for foreign nationals, the Ministry of Home Affairs (MHA) said on Wednesday. The changes, aimed at boosting foreign tourist arrivals, medical value travel and foreign student arrivals, are also intended to reduce overlap between visa categories and make the framework easier to navigate for visitors, patients, students, researchers, investors and business professionals, the ministry said in a statement. The erstwhile Tourist Visa has been renamed Visitor Visa to reflect a broader range of...