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India Slams Freedom House Over Wrong Indian Map, "Partly Free" Ranking
Finance Minister Nirmala Sitharaman on March 5 lashed out at US-based 'Freedom House' for demoting India in freedom index and publishing wrong Indian map. Sitharaman said, "How do I take you seriously when you don't have our map right and comment on matters so intrinsic as freedom in country like India." Earlier, the Information and Broadcasting Ministry also rejected the "Democracy Under Siege" report which had downgraded India from "free"… read-more
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India Demoted To "Partly Free" Country By Think Tank 'Freedom House'
US-based Freedom House has ranked India at 88 in the list of countries with most freedom, and downgraded India's freedom score from "free" to "partly free". The think tank stated that the curtailment in civil liberties in India has been increasing since 2014. Citing "increased pressure on human rights organizations", "intimidation of academics and journalists" and "bigoted attacks" at Muslims, Freedom House said India's decline deepened after… read-more
Tags: Washington, Freedom House, India, Human Rights, kashmir, Modi Government
Courtesy: The Indian Express
