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Saturday, April 12, 2025
TopicFreedom House

Topic: Freedom House

Freedom ‘losing ground’ — India ranked ‘partly free’ for 3rd year by US non-profit Freedom House

US-based non-profit’s Freedom of the World 2023 report gave India a score of 66, same as last year. Report warns that once a country becomes 'partly free', it’s difficult to recover.

China saw hundreds of protests this year despite strict censorship norms, finds new report

According to Freedom House's report, 668 instances of protest were recorded in China between June and September.

Why India’s democracy ranking should be taken with a grain of salt

It is difficult to escape the suggestion ranking organisations may have unwittingly been drawn into taking sides in India’s domestic politics.

India rated ‘partially free’ for second consecutive year in Freedom House report

Pegasus spyware scandal, 'love jihad' laws & death of activist Stan Swami in custody are cited as some of the major factors for India's status.

Pakistan minister Sheikh Rashid Ahmed can ride horses, row boats. But he’s just a meme for many

Interior Minister Sheikh Rashid Ahmed posted pictures and videos of himself relaxing at his mansion called ‘Freedom House.’ Pakistani social media knew what to do next.

The ‘difficulty factor’ reports like Freedom House miss before ranking democracies

The top ten democracies of the world put together have 8.5 per cent of India’s population. Decidedly, they do not have too many people.

Jaishankar’s problem is stark – no amount of external PR can cover up India’s truth

Freedom House and V-Dem are no gold standards of democracy rating. But Jaishankar must know that just pointing out Western hypocrisy won’t cover India’s reality.

India now as autocratic as Pakistan, worse than Bangladesh: Sweden institute’s Democracy Report

After Freedom House report said India is only 'partly free' now, V-Dem Institute's Democracy Report has downgraded India from 'world's largest democracy' to 'electoral autocracy'.

Why Narendra Modi’s India is ‘partly free’, and where it is headed

The social media rules released last week are the latest manifestation of Modi government’s desire for steadily greater control of so far autonomous centres of influence and activity.

‘Misleading, incorrect’ — govt issues point-by-point rebuttal to ‘partly free’ tag for India

A report by US think tank Freedom House has given India a ‘global freedom score’ of 67/100, downgrading its status from ‘free’ to ‘partly free’.

On Camera

26/11 attacks—NIA hopes to finish with Tahawwur Rana what Headley testimony had only begun

Tahawwur Rana’s interrogation may finally shed light on seven Pakistani nationals named in the NIA chargesheet that Pakistan never allowed Indian investigators to question.

V is not for victory, but volatility—what is VIX & why are Trump’s tariffs roiling the ‘fear gauge’

Over the last week, volatility indexes (VIX) across the world have surged, with the Chicago Board Options Exchange (CBOE) and the India VIX surging by 120 and 65 percent, respectively.

Talks with France to begin for G2G deal for multirole fighter aircraft, Rafale M pact this month

MRFA deal will entail Rafale fighter & it will involve Dassault Aviation setting up a final assembly line in India in partnership with a defence industry player, ThePrint has learnt

Manoj ‘Bharat’ Kumar sang so Sunny Deol could yell—journey of Bollywood patriotism

This isn’t an obituary of Manoj Kumar. It's about the influence he had in defining patriotism for two generations of Indians across our most perilous decade, say from 1962 until the run-up to the Emergency.