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While we should generally be careful with blanket statements such as these, I think Kupchik's sentiment is mostly correct. And she is clearly in a position to know, as a long-time Jewish resident of India who interacts with other Jewish people in India on a regular basis.

While we should generally be careful with blanket statements such as these, I think Kupchik's sentiment is mostly correct. And she is clearly in a position to know, as a long-time Jewish resident of India who interacts with other Jewish people in India on a regular basis. On a side-note, I'm also unsure of which European countries she's referring to, but she might have meant some isolated areas in some European cities.

Also, there is verylittle anti-Semitism in India, see the quote at the bottom of this answer.

The common mentality is: "We are happy to practice our traditions and keep our beliefs, and other religions/castes/groups are happy to practice theirs. Let's mind our own business while dealing in respectful, useful ways with other people."

Well, I agree with Nikhil's comment that it would probably be somewhat unwise to walk around in a large-city Muslim neighborhood dressed in orthodox Jewish attire in the middle of the night. But that's a rather extreme example. Also, I think even that would probably be fine, though. The vast majority of Muslims in India are very polite, friendly and like to mind their own business. I don't think they'd even care if an orthodox Jew walked through their neighbourhood. To err on the side of caution, though, perhaps there are wiser ways to spend one's holiday. So, let's forget about the extreme example.

Also, there is very little antisemitism in India, see the quote at the bottom of this answer.

The common mentality here is to keep one's own religion and traditions to oneself and let others keep theirs.

I agree with Nikhil's comment that it would probably be somewhat unwise to walk around in a large-city Muslim neighborhood dressed in orthodox Jewish attire in the middle of the night. But that's a rather extreme example. Also, I think even that would probably be fine, though. The vast majority of Muslims in India are very polite, friendly and like to mind their own business. I don't think they'd even care if an orthodox Jew walked through their neighbourhood. To err on the side of caution, though, perhaps there are wiser ways to spend one's holiday. So, let's forget about the extreme example.

Also, there is little or no anti-Semitism in India, see quote at the bottom of this answer.

Also, there is verylittle anti-Semitism in India, see the quote at the bottom of this answer.