Safety and Security information when you travel in India
India is not an especially dangerous country, but as with most places in the world today, you have to exercise a certain amount of care and vigilance. Fortunately, violent crime against foreigners is unusual, though it does happen occasionally. On the other hand, petty theft, including bag snatching and pick pocketing, is common. There have also been cases of unsuspecting tourists being given drugged food or drink and then robbed. Although terrorist attacks have become more common in India, most of them haven't been directed at non-Indians, and the likelihood of being a casualty of such an attack is so much less than the risk of getting hit by a car when you are walking down the road that it is practically negligible as long as you stay away from the trouble spots. You aren't likely to run into most of these problems (aside from unscrupulous taxi and/or auto-rickshaw drivers, which is practically inevitable), but being aware will help you avoid them. And it...