'Democracy Backsliding': India Slides 2 Notches To 53rd Rank In EIU's Index

by Siddharth Chaturvedi Feb 05, 2021 • 02:40 PM Views 1066

India slipped two places to 53rd position in the 2020 Democracy Index’s global rankings, according to The Economist Intelligence Unit, which said the “democratic backsliding” by authorities and “crackdowns” on civil liberties has led to a further decline in the country’s ranking