Religious tourists flock to Bodh Gaya again but India must look beyond tourism revenue
A former Burmese army chief visiting India once insisted that Delhi must include a two-day back-and-forth trip to Bodh Gaya in Bihar as part of his official itinerary. When interviewed by this writer for the BBC in Shillong, General Maung Aye said unambiguously: “When we want weapons or money, we go to China, but when we want to pray for salvation, we have to come to India.”