India slips 10 slots to 51st in democracy index

India has slipped 10 places to 51st position among 167 countries on the Democracy Index, a global ranking of the “most and least” democratic countries prepared by the Economist Intelligence Unit. ​​​The report attributed India’s downtrend to the abrogation of J&K’s special status, suspension of internet in the newly formed UT and protests over CAA and NRC.