India, July 22 -- Singapore holds the world's most powerful passport, giving its citizens visa-free or visa-on-arrival access to 193 destinations, as per the Henley Passport Index released on July 22. The ranking, based using exclusive data from the International Air Transport Association (IATA), puts the city-state ahead of global giants like the US and UK. However, minor changes emerged this year, with Pakistan and Mauritania moving to e-visa systems, slightly trimming Singapore's earlier list of visa-on-arrival nations.

Asian nations are ruling the global travel mobility index, with Japan and South Korea tied at second place, granting passport holders access to 190 destinations without a prior visa. Even Europe is not far behind. Seve...