India, May 12 -- Geopolitical alignments are influencing where some Indians will spend their summer holidays - Turkey, Azerbaijan and Uzbekistan are off the list for now, while 'neutral' destinations such as Thailand and Hong Kong are trending as alternatives.

That's not all. The tensions on India's border with Pakistan have left domestic tourists stranded in many north-western states in India as airports have been temporarily shut. Desperate times call for desperate measures, and those who had booked flights back home are scrambling to improvise. One of them is Shivam Khandelwal, who was in Leh from May 5 for a photoshoot. Since Leh is one of the 21 airports in that is temporarily closed, Khandelwal, travelling with his wife and a compa...