The Brief

🇮🇳 India

Southern AsiaCapital New DelhiINREnglish, Hindi
Advisory
Level 2
Exercise increased caution · State Dept ↗
as of 2025-08-11
Weather
103°F / 40°C
Partly cloudy · H 105° L 82°
Currency
INR
95.81 per $1
Entry
Requirements
U.S. State Dept ↗
Standing intel: weather, currency & advisory · updated May 28, 2026
UK FCDO advisoryAvoid all travel — parts

FCDO advises against all travel to parts of the country

  • India-Pakistan border area — all travel within 10km of the India-Pakistan border.
  • Union Territory of Jammu and Kashmir — all travel to the Union Territory of Jammu and Kashmir (including Pahalgam, Gulmarg, Sonamarg, the city of Srinagar and the Jammu-Srinagar national highway)…
  • Manipur — all but essential travel to the state of Manipur including the capital, Imphal.
as of Jun 10, 2026Source: UK FCDO ↗

What’s moving in India

11 stories · last 90 days
The Latest
Wellness

Oberoi Commits to 20 New Wellness Resorts With Bhartiya

EIH's Oberoi Group has signed with Bhartiya Group to develop 20 uber-luxury wellness lifestyle resorts across India and international markets, a structural…

Aug 21
Luxury Leisure

Middle East Fallout Eases, But Hasn't Cleared

Two data points confirm the Middle East conflict's drag on luxury travel hasn't fully lifted. Oberoi's parent EIH says high-paying foreign guests are still…

Aug 13
Wellness

Kerala Gets a New Medical-Wellness Contender

Tulåh Clinical Wellness has opened in Kerala, positioning itself as India's most ambitious medical-wellness center — a clinical, physician-led program built…

Aug 1
The Index
Earlier
Tulåh Clinical Wellness Opens in Kerala, Widening India's Longevity MapJul 31
Kerala's Tulåh Opens as a Major Medical-Wellness ContenderJul 30
A Scholarly Critique Challenges the 'Regenerative' Label on Kerala's Ayurveda EconomyJul 21
Auroville's Governance Crisis Is Now a Destination-Risk Flag for India Wellness ItinerariesJun 30
Taj Hotels Joins oneworld Loyalty Network; IHCL Eyes Bangkok, Bali, Singapore, and Switzerland for ExpansionJun 28
Tulåh Opens a Clinically Serious Wellness Resort in Kerala — a Third Option for India's Oversubscribed SegmentJun 23
Scenic Aura Brings Ultra-Luxury Small-Ship Cruising to India's Hooghly RiverJun 19
Scenic Aura Brings 44-Guest All-Inclusive River Cruising to India's Hooghly from October 2027Jun 18
Developments from the last 90 days · Standing intel from REST Countries, Open-Meteo, Exchange Rate API & the U.S. State Department