Postpone travelling abroad for at least one year.
PM Narendra Modi delivered a stunning appeal at the Hyderabad rally on May 10, 2026 urging Indians to avoid foreign travel and destination weddings abroad for one year.
The reason? An escalating global oil crisis with crude crossing $120 per barrel and the Strait of Hormuz through which 20% of global oil passes disrupted by the US-Iran war .
Why this matters for YOU
Indians spent $31.7 billion (₹2.72 lakh crore) on foreign trips in 2023-24 a 25% jump from the previous year. Travel has now overtaken education as India’s largest outward remittance category .
Instead, PM Narendra Modi called for “economic self-defence”—a civic Satyagraha to protect India’s forex reserves. He asked citizens to Explore India’s own incredible destinations Hold weddings in Udaipur, Goa, or Kerala instead of overseas Revive work-from-home, carpool, use metro, and reduce fuel consumption Industry experts say domestic wedding queries are already rising—from Rajasthan to Uttarakhand.
