Freedoms in India have reduced, according to a report from a U.S. thinktank, Freedom House, resulting in India being classified as \u2018partly free\u2019.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
India\u2019s score was 67, a drop from 71\/100 from last year (reflecting 2019 data) downgrading it from the free category last year (based on 2020 data).<\/p>\n\n\n\n
According to the report \u201cFreedom in the World 2021: Democracy under Siege\u201d, the government of Prime Minister Narendra Modi and its State-level allies continued to crack down on critics during the year.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
The ruling Hindu nationalist movement also encouraged the scapegoating of Muslims, who were disproportionately blamed for the spread of the virus.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
The U.S. dropped three points over one year, down to 83\/100.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
China, classified as \u2018not free\u2019, dropped a point from last year going down to 9\/100.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
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