India, July 25 -- New Delhi: India's passport power has improved by 24 ranks in the last five years because of the liberalisation of its visa policy and several other measures taken, while the ranks of Taiwan and Hong Kong have surpassed that of China.

According to the globally accepted Arton Capital Passport Index (ACPI), an online tool which collects and displays passport ranks, China's rank in the Global Passport Power Rank is 45, while that of Hong Kong and Taiwan are 26 and 40, respectively. The ranking of various passports is given on the basis of "Visa Free" (VF) status according to the passport holders of a specific country and other parameters.

As per the index, India has jumped to the 53rd spot on the list from 77 in 2015, as ...