This paper presents an overview of the current status of existing Teaching Chinese as a Foreign Language (TCFL) programmes in India. It discusses the current international context surrounding growing interest in Chinese language instruction in India by both the Chinese and Indian governments. It presents several common errors Indian students of Chinese language make, particularly with regards to pronunciation and character recognition, and proposes some possible classroom techniques to mitigate them. Lastly, the paper discusses the risk foreign professors run of violating intercultural taboos while teaching Chinese in India, particularly in relation to religious norms.