Tiger Tourism: Can Indian Tourism afford a blanket ban?

The interim order of the Apex Court to ban tourism in the core areas of Tiger Reserves was like a bolt from the blue for the tourism industry. The moot question is why the tourism industry should pay for the lapses of political and bureaucratic leadership. As the debate rages, it is also incumbent on the tourism practitioners to introspect and plug the shortcomings. P Krishna Kumar delves into the core issues of Tiger Tourism