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Why the Indian passport is falling in global ranking
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Image caption, India's passport ranks 85th out of 199 countries on the Henley Passport IndexArticle Information
- Author, Cherylann Mollan
- Role, BBC News, Mumbai
- 1 November 2025, 01:10 GMT
He said that while neighbouring countries like Bhutan and Sri Lanka were more welcoming of Indian tourists, getting visas to travel to most Western and European countries remained a challenge.
His dissatisfaction with India's poor passport strength was reflected in the latest Henley Passport Index - a ranking system of the world's passports based on visa-free travel - which placed India in the 85th spot out of 199 countries, five spots lower than last year.
The Indian government has not commented on the report yet. The BBC has reached out to the ministry of external affairs.