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India Ranks 108th On Electoral Democracy Index 2023: According to the Electoral Democracy Report for 2023 by V-Dem Institute, India has been placed at the 108th position globally for electoral democracy. This ranking places India below countries such as Tanzania, Bolivia, Mexico, Singapore, and Nigeria, with the latter being ranked at the 91st position. While this placement may be surprising to some, it is worth noting that India’s ranking is considerably lower than that of several other nations, including those previously mentioned.
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V-Dam’s Democracy Report 2023
Autocratisation Changing Nature’ released last year, India’s LDI and EDI rank were reported to be approximately 93 (2021) and 100 (2021), respectively. The report indicates that India is lagging behind and has been categorized as an “Electoral Autocracy.”
India Ranks 108th in V-Demographic index 2023
- The index measures electoral aspects of democracy based on 71 indicators
- Denmark ranked top with a score of 0.89 in the index
- The ‘Defiance in the Face of Autocratization’ report shows the current wave of “autocratization” affecting almost all regions
- India has been ranked at the top of these “electoral autocracies“
- India has been accused of suppressing freedom of speech, civil society organizations, and media censorship
- Democracy in the Asia-Pacific region has declined, with 3.5 billion people living in “electoral autocracies“
- The report notes that India is only two spots above Pakistan in the rankings
- The “third wave” of autocratization is accelerating the trend of countries turning from democracies to autocracies
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India on 108th Position in Electoral Democracy Index 2023 | Important Points
- India’s ranking on the Liberal Democracy Index (LDI) has fallen from 100th to 108th place this year.
- Pakistan, which is India’s neighbor, is ranked two places lower at 110.
- The George Soros-funded V-Dem Institute has reported that the level of democracy for the average global citizen has fallen to that of 1986.
- Some find it hard to accept this claim, given the significant geopolitical changes that have occurred globally in the past 35 years.
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