India Marks Lowest Score in the Democracy Index due to Kashmir-CAA, the lowest level in 13 years

NP NEWS 24 : New Delhi : India has jumped 10 points down to the 51st position in the Democracy Index. In 2019, India’s Democracy score was recorded 6.9, the lowest level in 13 years. The Economist released the Democracy List of 165 Countries on Tuesday. According to the report, the removal of Article 370 from Kashmir and the implementation of the Citizenship Amendment Act (CAA) have led to a decline in India’s democracy score.

The Democracy Index is announced based on 5 issues

The Economist began declaring the Democracy Index in 2006. This is India’s lowest democracy score in last 13 years. The highest was in 2014, at that time, democracy score of India was 7.92. The Democracy Index is announced on the basis of 5 issues such as the electoral process and the state of plurality, the functioning of the government, political participation, political culture and social freedom.

The year of 2019 has been an Upheaval for India

As per the report, 2019 has been a huge upheaval for India if viewed on the basis of each of these issues. BJP Government eliminated Article 370 from Kashmir. Applied Citizenship Amendment Act. These historic decisions of the government created political friction. The CAA was viewed as a discriminatory law across the country. All of these had an impact on social freedom and its democratic status in India in 2019.