Indian passport can make you travel to more than 50 countries all over the world without having to worry about getting a visa beforehand. According to The Henley Passport Index, Indian passport is the 84th most powerful passport to own in the world. Although behind countries like China and Brazil, Indian passport is much more powerful than the ones from most neighbours like Pakistan, Bangladesh, Sri Lanka, Afghanistan and Bhutan.
Indian passport gives you visa-free access to 58 destinations in Asia, Europe, Africa, Middle East, Ocenia, and Caribbean, according to the passport ranking. The list includes countries where Indian passport holders do not need visas to enter and also those where they can get visa-on-arrival.
For Indians, some of the most popular tourist destinations are within Asia itself. Countries like Bhutan, Nepal, Maldives, Mauritius, Indonesia, Sri Lanka, and Thailand are some of the popular destinations where you either get a visa-on-arrival or visa-free entry.
The Covid-19 pandemic has reduced mobility across the world to a great extent which is why the US and the UK are not present among the top three spots.
16 visa-free countries you can travel to with an Indian passport
1. Barbados
2. Bhutan
3. Dominica
4. Grenada
5. Haiti
6. Hong Kong SAR
7. Maldives
8. Mauritius
9. Montserrat
10. Nepal
11. Niue Island
12. Samoa
13. Senegal
14. Trinidad and Tobago
15. Saint Vincent and the Grenadines
16. Serbia
33 countries with visa-on-arrival for Indian passport holders
1. Bahrain
2. Bolivia
3. Cape Verde
4. Comoros
5. Djibouti
6. Ethiopia
7. Gabon
8. Guinea
9. Guinea-Bissau
10. Iran
11. Kenya
12. Lesotho
13. Madagascar
14. Malawi
15. Maldives
16. Mauritania
17. Mozambique
18. Myanmar
19. Nigeria
20. Palau
21. Rwanda
22. Saint Lucia
23. Samoa
24. Seychelles
25. Sierra Leone
26. Somalia
27. Suriname
28. Tanzania
29. Togo
30. Tuvalu
31. Uganda
32. Uzbekistan
33. Zimbabwe