India is placed 84th in the October 2026 edition of the Henley Passport Index, a rank it shares with Algeria and Mauritania. Holders of an Indian passport can now reach 55 destinations without securing a visa beforehand, down from 57 in October 2025. The index ranks 199 passports against 227 travel destinations, drawing on data from the International Air Transport Association (IATA). Singapore tops the list with prior-visa-free access to 193 destinations, while Japan, South Korea and the United Arab Emirates jointly hold second place with 188 destinations each.