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Yet despite the extra police forces, a bomb exploded near the Indian city of Agra, killing one, and injuring 16 others, just days before the president was due to visit.
 Security check in Pakistan
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India and Pakistan came to blows last year over Kashmir, and tension is still running high following the military coup in Pakistan.
In the last 50 years, leaders of Bangladesh, India and Pakistan have all been assassinated, and the current leaders of these countries seldom move around without being surrounded by bodyguards.
Security fears scupper plans
Security officials in Bangladesh have already cancelled Mr Clinton's scheduled visit to the village of Joypura, fearing the presence of Islamic or left-wing militants.
Elaborate security |
Paramilitary troops
Main roads to close
8 teams of bodyguards
Sniffer dogs
Jamming devices
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Precise details of the security operation surrounding the president's trip have been kept a closely guarded secret.
But it is speculated that in India he will be surrounded by no fewer than eight teams of bodyguards, the first three of which will be all-American.
 Elite Indian forces will be used
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Some reports even say the president's bed has been specially brought over to India, along with some of his favourite American food.
Sniffer dogs
Mr Clinton's arrival in Pakistan could feature the tightest security of all, because Washington is known to be concerned about the threat posed by by radical militant groups fighting in Kashmir.
Already, police are using sniffer dogs to search for bombs in Islamabad ahead of the president's one-day visit, when he is due to meet the country's military leader and president.
Until recently, Islamabad has been free of bomb attacks, but in November two rockets were fired near the United States embassy in the city.
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