The âdifficulty factorâ reports like Freedom House miss before ranking democracies
The âdifficulty factorâ reports like Freedom House miss before ranking democracies
The top ten democracies of the world put together have 8.5 per cent of Indiaâs population. Decidedly, they do not have too many people.
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Freedom House, a US government-funded non-profit, non-governmental organisation publishes an annual report on democracy, political freedom, and human rights titled
Freedom in the World. In the 2021 Report, of a total of 195 countries, 82 were found free, 59 partly free, and 54 not free. Indiaâs status as a democracy was downgraded from âFreeâ to âPartly Free,â primarily on account of alleged ârising violence and discriminatory policiesâ and âa crackdown on expressions of dissent.â This brought a sharp repartee f
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Nepal foreign minister discusses vaccine supply with Jaishankar ANI | Updated: Apr 09, 2021 19:26 IST
Kathmandu [Nepal], April 9 (ANI): Nepal Foreign MinisterPradeep Gyawali held a telephone conversation with External Affairs Minister (EAM) S Jaishankar on Friday and discussed cooperation to fight the COVID-19 pandemic.
The Nepal Ministry said that both the leaders exchanged views on further strengthening cooperation in the fight against the pandemic, including the supply of vaccines. Nepal-India continue cooperation to fight the COVID-19 pandemic. FM @PradeepgyawaliK held a tele-conversation with EAM of India @DrSJaishankar this afternoon. They exchanged views on further strengthening cooperation in the fight against the pandemic, including the supply of vaccines, said the Ministry of Foreign Affairs, Nepal.
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In assessing India-Russia ties, there should not be an assumption that the relationship has to be free of any differences, and that any developing gaps in our respective foreign policies are a matter of special concern, given our historic closeness.
The world has changed drastically in the last three decades. The Soviet Union collapsed, leaving Russia geopolitically weakened. China has risen dramatically as the effective number two global power, tilting the balance between Russia and China towards the latter. US power has relatively declined, even if the country still retains its pre-eminence. Asia as a whole has risen, with shifts in global political and economic from the transatlantic area to the Asian region. Russia-US ties have deteriorated very sharply, with US-China ties now headed in that direction. The US sees both these powers as adversaries. Under pressure because of the West, Russia and China have forged an increasingly stronger strategic partnership.
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