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with Amnesty International further corroborating this assessment.<ref>https://poll2018.trust.org/ https://www.amnestyusa.org/the-worst-place-to-be-a-woman-in-the-g20/</ref> | with Amnesty International further corroborating this assessment.<ref>https://poll2018.trust.org/ https://www.amnestyusa.org/the-worst-place-to-be-a-woman-in-the-g20/</ref> | ||
The Spectator Index, even ranks India as the 5th most dangerous place to live in 2019.<ref>https://dunyanews.tv/en/World/528608-India-fifth-most-dangerous-country-live-Spectator-Index</ref> | The Spectator Index, even ranks India as the 5th most dangerous place to live in 2019.<ref>https://dunyanews.tv/en/World/528608-India-fifth-most-dangerous-country-live-Spectator-Index</ref> | ||
These contradictory statements suggest there is propaganda at play, perhaps attempting to portray India as a country that is safe to visit, | These contradictory statements suggest there is propaganda at play, perhaps attempting to portray India as a country that is safe to visit, possibly driven by the tourism industry. | ||
Various studies found a link between adverse sex ratio and violence against women in India, including rape,<ref>https://vc.bridgew.edu/cgi/viewcontent.cgi?article=2165&context=jiws</ref><ref>https://web.iitd.ac.in/~reetika/Crime%20PDR%20dreze&khera.pdf</ref> however India's history of son preference and neglect of females in the regions with a skewed ratio may also explain some of this violence. | Various studies found a link between adverse sex ratio and violence against women in India, including rape,<ref>https://vc.bridgew.edu/cgi/viewcontent.cgi?article=2165&context=jiws</ref><ref>https://web.iitd.ac.in/~reetika/Crime%20PDR%20dreze&khera.pdf</ref> however India's history of son preference and neglect of females in the regions with a skewed ratio may also explain some of this violence. | ||