# 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).

**Safety index:** 69.9 / 100 (higher is safer)
**Verdict band:** broadly safe
**Active combat confirmed in the last 24h:** no
**Canonical:** https://safemap.ai/country/india
**Generated:** 2026-09-01T03:42:38Z
**License:** CC BY 4.0 (https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/) — reuse with attribution to safemap.ai and the timestamp of the numbers.
**Contact:** contact@safemap.ai

## Threat breakdown

| Category | Current | 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 |

## 30-day trend

India's score fell by −3.5 over the last 30 days (73.3 → 69.9).

Aug 3 · 73.3 → Sep 1 · 69.9

## Official travel advisory

**Level 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 (https://travel.state.gov/content/tsg_aem/us/en/home/international-travel/travel-advisories/destination.ind.html), revised Jun 16, 2025. Levels run 1 (normal precautions) to 4 (do not travel). This is not travel advice.

## Latest recorded events

- 2026-08-27T17:13:15Z — 45 Indian coal power plants have critical low fuel, government data shows — economy, severity 3/10 — Reuters — https://www.reuters.com/business/energy/45-indian-coal-power-plants-have-critical-low-fuel-government-data-shows-2026-08-27/
- 2026-08-27T11:51:25Z — Christians in India fear that tighter laws target them - Maharashtra is the 13th Indian state of 28 to enact an anti-conversion law. — political, severity 3/10 — The Straits Times — https://www.straitstimes.com/asia/south-asia/christians-in-india-fear-that-tighter-laws-target-them
- 2026-08-26T13:47:43Z — Ministry of Foreign and European Affairs: Checking if there are Croats in the area of terrible floods in Nepal — disaster, severity 6/10 — Index.hr — Vijesti — https://www.index.hr/vijesti/clanak/mvep-provjeravamo-ima-li-hrvata-na-podrucju-strasnih-poplava-u-nepalu/2827979.aspx
- 2026-08-26T11:05:45Z — India: Assam tea industry faces climate-driven labor crisis — economy, severity 2/10 — Deutsche Welle — https://www.dw.com/en/india-assam-tea-industry-faces-climate-driven-labor-crisis/a-78506414?maca=en-rss-en-all-1573-xml-mrss
- 2026-08-25T11:09:40Z — India faces criticism from UN discrimination watchdog — political, severity 3/10 — Al Jazeera — https://www.aljazeera.com/news/2026/8/25/india-faces-criticism-from-un-discrimination-watchdog?traffic_source=rss
- 2026-08-25T09:42:49Z — Indian police use water cannon at new protest over test paper leaks — political, severity 2/10 — The Straits Times — https://www.straitstimes.com/asia/indian-police-use-water-cannon-at-new-protest-over-test-paper-leaks

## 24-hour forecast

Trend **stable**, projected score 69.6/100, generated 2026-08-31T23:01:39Z.

Fresh communal violence and critical fuel shortages in power plants are creating localized instability.

## Compared with nearby countries

| Country | Score | vs India |
|---|---|---|
| India (this country) | 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 |

## How this number is computed

https://safemap.ai/methodology.md

## Citation

Global Safety Map, safemap.ai — safety index 69.9/100 for India, as of 2026-09-01T03:42:38Z.

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