World's Most Powerful Passports 2024: Where Does India Stand?
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The Henley Passport Index has released the list of the world's strongest passports
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France has topped the list, as its passport provides visa-free access to 194 countries
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Along with France, the top-ranked countries are Germany, Italy, Japan, Singapore, and Spain
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Finland, Netherlands, South Korea, and Sweden are at the 2nd place, while Austria, Denmark, Ireland, Luxembourg, and the UK are tied in 3rd place
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Belgium, Norway and Portugal share the 4th spot, while Australia, Greece, Malta, New Zealand and Switzerland are at the 5th position
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The United States, Canada, Czechia, Poland are tied at the 6th place, while Hungary, Lithuania are at the 7th spot
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India's passport ranking, meanwhile, has slipped one place from last year, moving from 84th to 85th position
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However, visa-free travel for Indians has gone up from 60 to 62 in the last one year
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India's neighbouring nations like Pakistan is at 106th place, Sri Lanka at 101st place, while Bangladesh occupies the 102nd position
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Afghanistan remained the country with the world's weakest passport, as it was ranked 109th, with visa-free travel to only 28 countries
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The Henley Passport Index ranks 199 nations based on the strength of their passports
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