How India Slides Back
From press freedom to gender equality, India is going in the wrong direction. What are the facts?
April 16, 2024
According to Reporters Without Borders, India ranked 161st out of 180 countries for press freedom in 2023, down from 80th out of 139 countries in 2002.
Freedom House, which measures democracy around the world, marked India as only "partly free" in its 2024 report, with Indian-administered Kashmir being designated as "not free."
Only a few countries and territories, such as Russia and Hong Kong, experienced a greater decline in freedom than India over the last decade.
The World Economic Forum's 2023 Global Gender Gap Index ranks India 127th out of 146 countries.
The World Justice Project ranks India 79th out of 142 countries for adherence to the rule of law, down from 59th in 2015.
Sources: Reporters Without Borders, Freedom House, World Economic Forum, World Justice Project
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