India · share of its news about armed violence, last 12 months
India: how tense is it right now?
4.1% of the news located in India this week is about armed violence (war and terrorism): #54 of the 74 countries we track. Compared with its own history since 2017, that is far below its usual level (3 out of 100).
Armed-conflict intensity4.1%of its news, last 7 days
Rank#54of 74 countries
Vs its own history3far below its usual level
Share of the world’s war news2.8%weighed by severity
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31 OctDIPLOMACYJaishankar, Anita Anand agree that Modi’s Canada visit in December will be ‘another building block’The Hindu31 OctECONOMICIndia slams global energy disruptions through sanctions, chokepointsThe HinduIndia · weekly average since 2017 (highest: 13 May 2025)
The tensest weeks for India since 2017share of its news about armed violence, 7 days
| Week ending | Intensity | Nearby event |
|---|---|---|
| 13 May 2025 | 19.4% | — |
| 4 March 2019 | 14.8% | — |
| 14 July 2017 | 8.9% | — |
| 22 June 2020 | 8.7% | — |
| 12 September 2017 | 8.6% | — |
Year by year
| Year | Average intensity | Highest week | Typical rank |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2026 | 4.7% | 6.2% | #55 |
| 2025 | 6.0% | 19.4% | #47 |
| 2024 | 5.3% | 7.7% | #49 |
| 2023 | 5.0% | 7.3% | #50 |
| 2022 | 4.9% | 6.4% | #49 |
| 2021 | 5.4% | 7.9% | #43 |
| 2020 | 5.3% | 8.7% | #41 |
| 2019 | 6.0% | 14.8% | #39 |
| 2018 | 5.8% | 7.9% | #35 |
| 2017 | 6.3% | 8.9% | #35 |
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How tense is India right now?
4.1% of the news located in India over the last 7 days was about armed violence (war and terrorism), which ranks it #54 of the 74 countries Riftrate tracks.
Is India more tense than usual?
Compared with its own history since 2017, India is far below its usual level: it has been calmer on 3% of days.
When was India most tense since 2017?
The highest reading was 19.4%, in the 7 days to 13 May 2025.
Which countries in Asia-Pacific are the most tense right now?
Myanmar (16.2%), Afghanistan (13.1%), North Korea (11.0%).
Where does this data come from?
From the GDELT Project, which codes events reported in the world’s news in more than 100 languages and locates them. Riftrate measures the share of each country’s news about armed violence, excluding ordinary crime and policing. It measures the news, not casualties.
How it is measured: GDELT locates every event reported in the news. We take all the coverage of events located in the country over 7 days and measure the part about armed violence: war and terrorism, excluding ordinary crime and policing. It does not depend on the size of the country or on how many newspapers cover it. It measures the news, not the number of victims. Methodology