Thu 04 March 2021: India’s status as a democracy and free society has been downgraded to “partly free” in the latest annual report on global political rights and liberties by Freedom House, a US government-funded NGO that studies political freedom around the world. The democracy research institute, which is independent but receives funding from the … Continue reading INDIA DOWNGRADED FROM ‘FREE’ TO ‘PARTLY FREE IN 2020: FREEDOM HOUSE REPORT