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India’s cities are predominantly safe, if only because so many people are always around, and certainly mugging or murder is not a major concern.  Terrorisms scares and actual attacks do occur with some frequency, however as in the US and everywhere else, the risk of actually being involved is absurdly low.  More of a concern are the myriad insurgencies across India, some of which are political in nature and others verging on outright banditry.  There are at least twenty distinct insurgencies in India, mostly clustered inland in the North or Northeast and in the far Northeast, where India has tenuous control over a large region connected to the country only by a 26 kilometer strip of land wrapping around Bangladesh.  Some of the groups seek revolution (including Maoist rebels) and others are ethnic-based groups seeking independence.  India is a swirling mix of religions and ethnicities, and due to its young age as a nation (only 60 years) many conflicts involved in its initial forming are still unresolved (including alleged kingdoms that were forced to join the nation at gunpoint).  Most outsourcing destinations are on the west coast, however the local political situation should be checked before investing, especially if a less famous Second Tier city is being considered.

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