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Topic: Indian passport

Why I still have an Indian passport—there is love and loyalty, but also guilt

In 'Travels in the Other Place', Pallavi Aiyar explores the pros and cons of having an Indian passport, and why it remains a symbol of its multiplicities and contradictions.

India issues démarche to China after Arunachal woman’s passport labelled ‘invalid’ at Shanghai airport

Prema Wangjom Thongdok, an Indian citizen living in the UK, was transiting when Shanghai airport officials allegedly harassed her, called Arunachal Pradesh 'China'.

The Great Indian Passport Scam: Labyrinth of fictional identities, expert forgers & pliant system

New Delhi: Last year, a double murder case related to gang rivalry stumped the Delhi Police after the main accused, Harsh alias Chintu, vanished...

Passport rules change, birth certificate only valid date-of-birth proof for those born after 1 Oct 2023

As birth certificate registrations increase, the Centre has brought this amendment. But those born before the cut-off can use documentation allowed as proof of date of birth earlier.

Passenger caught using someone else’s ‘lost passport’ to travel to Canada, 2 agents arrested

An FIR was registered for cheating by impersonation and a probe has been launched into the matter. The passenger, Foram Dilipkumar Patel, has been arrested.

India drops 5 spots in Henley Passport Index to 85, lowest ranking since 2021

According to the bi-annual Henley Passport Index, an Indian passport holder has visa-free access to 57 countries. Singapore retains its top spot from 2024.

Former J&K CM Mehbooba Mufti seeks Jaishankar’s intervention after 3-year delay in passport renewal

In a letter addressed to the foreign minister, the PDP chief said that despite clear directions from the J&K High Court, passport authorities have continued to delay the process.

Govt developing ‘vaccine passport’ with Portugal firm, digital ID that may be future of travel

A mobile health passport or vaccine passport is a digital identification that allows free movement of fully vaccinated people during the pandemic.

147 countries ahead of India in global passport strength rankings, steep fall from 2014

The Henley Passport Index ranks many countries at a single spot, so though India's rank is joint 84th, 147 countries are actually ahead of it.

Indian passport less powerful than Brazil, Russia and China, ranks a poor 86th globally

India has dropped 7 places in last 6 months; Japan and Singapore are at the top while Finland, South Korea and Germany are on the second spot.

On Camera

Mark Tully was a colossus on the Indian subcontinent. He had sources at all levels

I was in Islamabad when Mark Tully broke the news of Zulfikar Ali Bhutto being hanged. I held it against him—he could have tipped me off. But he was a journalist before he was a friend.

India wants Canada’s resources as nations build on truce, British Columbia’s Premier says

Premier David Eby, the leader of the minerals- and gas-rich province of British Columbia, spoke with executives at Tata Steel and Reliance Industries on a trade mission to India.

Shaurya Chakra for Lt Col who led op to ‘eliminate’ terror leadership along Indo-Myanmar border

President Murmu has also conferred Kirti Chakra on Major Arshdeep Singh of 1 Assam Rifles for eliminating armed cadres when patrol led by him came under fire along Indo-Myanmar Border last May.

Non-alignment is coming back in a new avatar: Trump-peedit alliance

No nation other than China can negotiate one-on-one with Trump on an equal footing. That’s why the middle powers who so far formed the core of multilateral bodies now feel orphaned.