The 'Incredible India' campaign attracted maximum number of foreign tourists from the United States, followed by the United Kingdom in 2010.
The visitors from the US and the UK stood at 9,31,292 and 7,59,494, respectively.
Neighbouring Bangladesh occupied the third spot with as many as 4,31,962 Bangladeshi nationals visited the country during this same period, the Tourism Ministry data said.
There was, however, a decline in number of visitors from the UK and Bangladesh in 2010 as compared to the previous year.
In 2009, 7,69,251 Britons and 4,68,899 Bangladeshis visited India, according to the data.
A steady flow of tourists was also registered from other neighbouring countries like Sri Lankan (2,66,515), Nepal (1,04,374) and Pakistan (51,739).
Pakistan, however, does not figure among the top 15 source countries for foreign tourist arrivals.
Other foreign countries that figure in the list are Canada (2,42,372), Germany (2,27,720 visitors), Malaysia (1,79,077), Australia (1,69,647) and Japan (1,68,019).
A total 5.78 million foreign tourists visited India in 2010 as against the previous year's 5.11 million.
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