India Tension Score
indexed · 49 days on fileLive 0–100 tension reading for India, built by our own engine from 19,188 world headlines in the last 30 days. Refreshed every 10 minutes; a fresh headline count twice a day.
Where India stands
#29 of 197 countries today, #3 of 44 in Asia-Pacific (region score 45). Tension is steady this week.
Same 0–100 scale and zones as the World Tension Index.
India news pulse
60 headlines in 30 days · newest firstEvery story the engine read that names India, its capital or its leaders. Links go to the original outlet; the badge is the engine’s own 0–100 tension weight. This list is what moves the number above.
What is driving India’s tension score
last 30 days- 427 headlines in 30 days — 2.23% of everything the engine read, up sharply on the previous 30 days (226).
- 17% of those were violent (attacks, strikes, casualties) and 18% scored as high-tension stories.
- Conflicts on the roster: Kashmir Conflict (dormant).
- Region: Asia-Pacific reads 45 today; it carries 15% of this score.
Read it like this. Attention (how much the world is talking about India) is the biggest input at 30%. Violence and high-tension share tell you what kind of talk it is. A country can be loud and calm — an election, a summit — or quiet and dangerous. The mix is the point.
India tension month by month
average score, headline counts| Month | Avg score | Zone | Headlines | Violent | Days |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| November 2026 | 33.0 | Calm | 73 | 12 | 5 |
| October 2026 | 32.1 | Calm | 428 | 87 | 31 |
| September 2026 | 29.5 | Calm | 152 | 35 | 13 |
Record for India began on 18 September 2026. Nothing is revised after the fact.
How the India score is built
Five inputs, fixed weights. Attention 30% (share of world coverage), violence 25% and high-tension share 15% (what kind of coverage), roster conflicts 15%, and the Asia-Pacific region score 15%. A momentum nudge (+6 / −4) rewards a country whose coverage is accelerating or fading.
Same physics as the world score. The number rises 85% of the way to its new level at once and falls no faster than 3 points a day — fear arrives fast and leaves slowly.
No third-party index inside. Every count comes from the 41 public news feeds our engine reads itself; the full method is on the methodology page. Data is free under CC BY 4.0 via the API.
Questions people ask about India
Is India in a war right now?
Yes, by our roster: Kashmir Conflict. Status is updated on every full cycle.
Is tension in India rising or falling?
Easing: down 2 points in 7 days.
How does India compare with the rest of Asia-Pacific?
Below its region: India reads 33 against 45 for Asia-Pacific, ranking #3 of 44 there.
Keep exploring
Same region
Pakistan 36 · North Korea 33 · Afghanistan 31 · China 29 · South Korea 26 · Australia 26
The bigger picture
All countries on the map · Asia-Pacific · World Tension Index · active conflicts · escalation watchlist
India and world tension: the long view
evergreen · World Tension Meter teamThe rising power with two hostile borders. India faces Pakistan in Kashmir and China in the Himalayas, both nuclear-armed. Its rivalry with Pakistan is the world’s most dangerous unresolved dispute.
The buyer that shapes prices. India imports most of its oil and is the biggest buyer of discounted Russian crude, so sanctions and tariff fights land on it. Its growth also drives gold and food demand.
What our engine watches in India
- Kashmir and Pakistan border incidents
- China border stand-offs
- Russian-oil sanctions and US tariffs
- Monsoon and grain export rules
Indexes to follow: Energy Security · Food Security · Gold & Silver Fear · Sanctions Pressure.