Is India safe in 2026?
India scores 69.9/100 on the live safety index — broadly safe, with some concerns. The main pressure on the score comes from natural disasters, military conflict, crime. The 24-hour AI forecast calls the trend stable (projected 69.6/100).
69.9 /100broadly safe
30-day trend
India's score fell by −3.5 over the last 30 days (73.3 → 69.9).
Threat breakdown
| Category | Pressure | Score / cap |
|---|---|---|
| Natural disasters | 2.5 / 5 | |
| Military conflict | 11.6 / 30 | |
| Crime | 5.4 / 15 | |
| Political instability | 5.2 / 15 | |
| Internet freedom | 2.0 / 7 | |
| Economy | 1.7 / 8 | |
| Ecology | 0.2 / 1 | |
| Public health | 0.3 / 3 | |
| Nuclear risk | 1.1 / 12 | |
| Sanctions | 0.1 / 4 |
Higher category scores mean more threat pressure; each category is capped by its weight in the 0–100 index. How scores are computed.
Official travel advisory
2 Exercise Increased Caution
The U.S. State Department places India at Level 2 — Exercise Increased Caution citing terrorism and crime. Our live index reads 69.9/100. That advisory was last revised Jun 16, 2025, 442 days ago; the index above is recomputed continuously from current reporting.
Source: U.S. Department of State, revised Jun 16, 2025. Levels run 1 (normal precautions) to 4 (do not travel). This page is not travel advice.
Latest recorded events
- 45 Indian coal power plants have critical low fuel, government data shows
- Christians in India fear that tighter laws target them - Maharashtra is the 13th Indian state of 28 to enact an anti-conversion law.
- Ministry of Foreign and European Affairs: Checking if there are Croats in the area of terrible floods in Nepal
- India: Assam tea industry faces climate-driven labor crisis
- India faces criticism from UN discrimination watchdog
- Indian police use water cannon at new protest over test paper leaks
24-hour forecast
Trend: stable · projected score 69.6/100 (generated )
Fresh communal violence and critical fuel shortages in power plants are creating localized instability.
Compared with nearby countries
| Country | Score | 0–100 | vs India |
|---|---|---|---|
| India | 69.9 | — | |
| Nepal | 84.0 | +14.2 | |
| Bangladesh | 77.4 | +7.6 | |
| Bhutan | 91.8 | +21.9 | |
| Sri Lanka | 82.6 | +12.8 | |
| Pakistan | 51.9 | −18.0 |