The issue of women's safety in India has come up several times, and here's how I look at it. India is a very lawless country, and has always been so, and women

The issue of women's safety in India has come up several times, and here's how I look at it. India is a very lawless country, and has always been so, and women have historically lived in seclusion. It's rare for women to walk around in lowly bazaars unescorted. It's certainly not something foreign women should do while in India. A good thumb rule for the safety of a particular location is to look for the presence of large numbers of Indian women. In India, there exists a large population of criminal and vagrant men, who would not think twice before perpetrating some monstrous deed on an innocent woman.