India continues to make rapid strides in medical tourism. Analysts view medical tourism as a most promising segment, but many areas of concern need to be addressed.

With its low cost advantage and emergence of several private players, it represents the fastest growing market, predicts "Asian Medical Tourism Analysis (2008-2012)," prepared by Research and Markets, an Irish firm.

Actually there is nothing strikingly new about the finding, experts say. India was touted as the global destination for health by the federal government back in 2003 itself.

Since then growing liberalization and entry of more and more private players, has meant that despite setbacks elsewhere in recent years, future seems sound for the health tourism sector