After a huge slip in Passport Rank, India is slowly climbing the steps

After a massive drop in ranking in 2021, India's passport power is slowly improving. In comparison to 2021, it has improved this quarter. It is now ranked 83rd in the Henley Passport Index, up to seven places from the previous year's ranking of 90th. However, India was ranked 84th in 2020, while it was placed 85th in 2016, alongside Mali and Uzbekistan. The index is topped by Japan and Singapore.

The current rankings are for the first quarter of 2022,

Union Home Minister Amit Shah said at a conference titled Delivering Democracy: Reviewing Narendra Modi's Two Decades as Prime Minister on Wednesday that "Narendra Modi has increased the worth of India's passport, which is an honour for the country,"

However, according to the Henley Passport Index 2021, a report by Henley & Partners, a London-based worldwide citizenship and residence advice organization, the country's ranking dropped eight places from 82 in 2020 to 90 in 2021. In fact, since Prime Minister Narendra Modi took office in 2014, India has dropped 14 places in the rankings, from 76th to 90th.

The Henley Passport Index has published every year and shows which country's passport is the most strong. According to the 2021 report, Japan and Singapore are first and second, respectively, in terms of visa-free travel to 192 countries for their passport holders. For the third year in a row, Japan has taken the top spot.

South Korea and Germany were placed second and third, respectively, in terms of visa-free travel to 190 countries.

According to the survey, India was ranked 90th, with Indian passport holders being able to travel visa-free to 58 countries. Burkina Faso and Tajikistan came in second and third, respectively.

  However, according to the 2022 index, India now has visa-free travel to 60 countries around the world, including Oman and Armenia.