AAI doesn't care about your visa status, the airline taking you to India needs to verify if you need a visa. So when you board your flight in XXX to fly XXX-BOM-XXX the airline will ask for your visa and deny boarding when you don't have one. The GoI requires airlines to transmit the visa data, including those that intend to transit without visa. More here: http://boi.gov.in/content/apis-advan...rmation-system