The significance of Indian passports has risen fairly, as per the recently launched Henley Passport Index. On Tuesday, the Henley Passport Index revealed that the Indian passport has climbed eight ranks to go up to 77th from the 85th position. 

Indian passport holders can now go visa-free or visa-on-arrival to 59 countries. Despite the India Passport falling two ranks in 2024, with the addition of only five visa-on-arrival countries this year, in 2025, the Indian passport’s dominance seems to be increasing. 

As per the report released by Henley and Partners on Tuesday, the Passport Index is powered by exclusive Timatic data from the International Air Transport Association (IATA). The accumulation of data and information helps in ranking all the world’s passports based on the number of destinations their holders can enter without a prior visa.