World’s largest democracy now only ‘partly free’ says new Freedom House rating
Freedom House downgrades the “world’s largest democracy” from free to partly free Citing politicization of the Indian judiciary, deterioration of political rights and civil liberties, intimidation of journalists and academics, internet censorship, undue pressure on human rights groups, scapegoating, stigmatization, and harm to Muslims and other religious minorities and an overall decline in democratic values … Read more