India, Dec. 31 -- The Department of Posts has announced the rationalisation of certain international letter post services, particularly those offering limited or no tracking, as part of efforts to promote more efficient, transparent and customer-friendly postal options.

Aligned with global best practices and decisions of the Universal Postal Union (UPU), the move is aimed at modernising and strengthening India's international letter post framework. As part of this initiative, select outward international letter mail services will be discontinued with effect from January 1, 2026.

The services to be withdrawn include the Registered Small Packet service, in line with UPU decisions restricting registration to document-only items; the Outwar...