Dhaka, March 3 -- Foreign tourist arrivals (FTA) in India fell more than 9 percent in 2025 to 90.2 lakh, official data showed, driven largely by a sharp decline in visitors from neighboring Bangladesh amid heightened bilateral tensions.

Arrivals from Bangladesh dropped 73 percent to 4.7 lakh in 2025 from 17.5 lakh a year earlier. The fall of 12.8 lakh Bangladeshi visitors exceeded the total overall decline of 9.3 lakh foreign tourist arrivals during the year, said reports.

As a result, Bangladesh slipped from India's second-largest source of foreign tourists to fifth place.

The downturn followed increased tensions between the two countries, leading to a substantial reduction in the number of visas issued by both sides.

Despite the dec...