India ranked ‘partly free’ for second consecutive year in Freedom of the World 2022 report

India ranked ‘partly free’ for second consecutive year in Freedom of the World 2022 report

  • For the second consecutive year, India has been termed as ‘partly free’ country in terms of democracy and free society, according to the annual report titled “Freedom in the World 2022 – The Global Expansion of Authoritarian Rule” by Freedom House, a US-based NGO that ‘assesses political rights and civil liberties’.
  • The report is published every year since 1973 to assess political rights and civil liberties of a country through a series of surveys and analyses.
  • India scored 66 out of 100 in 2022. The country had scored 67 in 2021. India was a free country till 2020 when its score was 71.
  • In 2022, 85 countries were termed as free, 56 as partly free and 69 as not free.
  • The Freedom in the World 2022 evaluated the state of freedom in 195 countries and 15 territories during calendar year 2021.
  • The report used 25 indicators, grouped into the categories of political rights and civil liberties to determine whether the country or territory has an overall status of Free, Partly Free, or Not Free.

Points to Remember?

  1. What is the status of India in the Freedom in the World 2022 report by Freedom House?

Source: Hindu Business Line

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