I’ve spent two one month trips roaming around India in the last few years. Yes, there is bad in India...but there also is good. While there little to be said for their personal and public sense of hygiene, there are some astounding things (and people) there. Most of their major airports are new, putting our major airports to shame. As with our major cities, there is good and bad. However, I felt safe wandering around the cities. The same can’t be said for Chicago , Detroit or Baltimore (among many). Their thousands of year of history has dotted the country with wonderful, beautiful temples, medieval palaces and fortifications. Google images of India...you might temper your perspective. I’ve been to China twice...again, roaming around...not in a tour group. The same goes for China.
I’m sure there are many beautiful things there; I’ll see them via pictures.