This index scores 194 countries. India is not one of them.
India
Every number on this site answers a single question — how does this country treat India and Indian travellers? India is the point the measurement is taken from, which is why it has no rank, no band and no BFI. This page is the other direction: the country as a place to go rather than a place to be graded.
Travel here first.
We strongly encourage all Indians to travel within the country. Explore the incredible beauty that is India — rich in culture, heritage and so much more — before you look abroad. From the snow-capped Himalayas to the tropical backwaters, the range of what is reachable on a domestic ticket is wider than most itineraries assume.
The rest of this site exists to help you spend well when you do travel out: it scores 194 countries on how they vote, trade, welcome and protect Indians. That argument only lands if the first option on the list is home.
- Countries scored
- 194
- Strategic Partners (80+)
- 20
- Friendly Nations (60–79)
- 63
- India's BFI
- not applicable
India is excluded by definition: the index measures alignment with India, so a score for India would be a tautology, not a fact.
Six places to start
Drawn plates rather than photographs. Each card opens a web search, and nothing behind these six is scored — they are a starting point, not a ranking.
Rajasthan
Land of Kings
Royal palaces, walled cities and the long emptiness of the Thar.
Kerala
God's Own Country
Backwaters, tea country in the Western Ghats, and a coast of quiet beaches.
Goa
Beaches and vibes
Sand, spice and four centuries of Portuguese inheritance.
Ladakh
Roof of the world
High-altitude passes, cold desert and Buddhist monasteries.
Varanasi
Spiritual capital
One of the oldest continuously inhabited cities on earth, read from its ghats.
North East India
Unexplored paradise
Biodiversity, living root bridges and cultures found nowhere else.
This page carries no score, and that is deliberate. If you want the numbers, they start next door: 194 countries, seven weighted pillars, four bands, and a full account of how each score is put together.