Handlebars gives you the possibility to write a custom helper that handles this situation, e.g. a helper function that lets you perform calculations on expressions like addition and subtraction etc.
Below function registers a new helper, which simply increments a value by 1:
var Handlebars = require('handlebars');
Handlebars.registerHelper("inc", function(value, options)
{
return parseInt(value) + 1;
});
You can then use it within the handlebar expression using the inc keyword, like:
{{inc @index}}