Henley & Partners has released the ranking of the world's most powerful passports. India has got 82nd position in this list. The passport ranking is released twice a year in January and July. The passport ranking is released twice a year in January and July. According to this list, Singapore's passport is the most powerful passport in the world. India's ranking has increased by 3 positions as compared to the index released in January this year. India's passport has visa free entry in 58 countries. The first position in this list has been secured by Singapore's passport, which has visa free entry in 195 countries. Japan is at the second position along with France, Italy, Germany and Spain, whose passports allow visa free travel to 192 countries. Austria, Finland, Ireland, Luxembourg, Netherlands, South Korea and Sweden are at the third position with free visa entry in 191 countries. This ranking has been released on the basis of data from the International Air Transport Association. Pakistan's passport ranking is 100, its citizens can travel visa free to 33 countries. Israel, which has been fighting a war with Hamas for 10 months, has a passport ranking of 18. Afghanistan's passport is the weakest passport in the world with a rank of 103.
