India Climbs To 80th Spot On Henley Index With 55 Visa-Friendly Countries

It isn’t often that passport rankings make for exciting reading, but when a billion-plus people suddenly gain a smoother path across borders, it deserves more than a dry headline. India’s travel document has inched its way up the global mobility ladder again, modestly, steadily, and with enough momentum to change how Indians travel, plan holidays, run businesses, and dream of working abroad. The freshly released 2026 edition of the Henley Passport Index places India at the 80th spot, five notches higher than last year’s position and tied this time with Algeria. It’s not a moonshot, and certainly not top-tier power yet, but it marks a quiet shift in India’s mobility narrative.