The report is based on more than 100 variables and uses four main categories - representation, rights, rule of law and participation - to categorise performance.
According to Economist Intelligence Unit, India’s 2023 performance in ‘Democracy Index’ has been best in last 3 years. But these gains have only partially reversed loss suffered since 2018.
Data analysed by ThePrint shows 88% of countries identified as 'full democracies' & 39 of 99 Christian-majority countries legally recognise same-sex marriages.
As everyone welcomed the new year, a 50-year-old Hindu man was set on fire in Bangladesh—the fourth such attack in two weeks. The foothold of their version of the Far-Right is growing.
With bad loans shrinking & capital buffers stronger, urban co-op banks’ new umbrella body NUCFDC is now prioritising rollout of digital transformation.
If deal goes through, Greece will be 2nd foreign country to procure vehicle. Morocco was first; TATA Group has set up manufacturing unit there with minimum 30 percent indigenous content.
Many of you might think I got something so wrong in National Interest pieces written this year. I might disagree! But some deserve a Mea Culpa. I’d deal with the most recent this week.
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