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India mulls own version of democracy, freedom indices by ‘independent’ think tank
New Delhi: Weeks after reports by Freedom House and V-Dem Institute downgraded India’s democratic rankings, the ministry of external affairs is now mulling a “world democracy report” as well as a “global…
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Modi govt rebukes Freedom House report calling India ‘partly free’, pushes blame on states
Hyderabad: The central government on Friday released a rebuttal following an international report marking India as a ‘partly free’ country. The Centre called the report “misleading, incorrect and misplaced” and offered a clarification…
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‘Driving towards authoritarianism’: US think tank ranks India ‘partly free’
Hyderabad: Expressing apprehensions that the country is being driven towards authoritarianism, a United States-based think tank downgraded India from ‘free’ to ‘partly free’ in its report on political rights and civil liberties.…