From December 1 onward, international passengers arriving in India will need to submit their 14-day travel history and a negative RT-PCR report on Air Suvidha portal before the scheduled travel. India will mandatorily test all passengers coming from at-risk countries and 5% of all global flyers randomly post arrival.

A day after Prime Minister Narendra Modi directed officials to review easing of international travel restrictions in the wake of the new Omicron variant being classified as a variant of concern, India revised its global travel guidelines.

The Centre has also decided to reassess its plan to resume international flights in India. "Decision on the effective date of resumption of scheduled commercial international passenger service, to be reviewed, as per evolving global scenario