The writer Claude Arpi cribs about foreigners paying a little extra to see our Taj Mahal and other places, but he seems to forget that to view some of the most exotic attractions in India, the foreign tourist has to pay a mere $10-15, which is peanuts when compared to see some silly places in the world where the tourist has to dish out $60 onwards per person.
To see a ridiculous places like the CN Tower the charge is $35 per person + tax, or for the Eiffel Tower it is $55. For Empire State Building it is $45....and so on.
I don't see this as a discrimination if a 'white' (as he refers to) or a foreigner has to pay a few rupees more while visiting touristic places in India.
In Israel, to see a synagogue one has to pay a ridiculous amount of money; while in India the foreigner can visit and even dine for free in historic religious places like the Golden Temple in Amritsar or some other religious place.
