Sydney University professor Salvatore Babones challenges how India’s democracy is ranked globally, arguing that India performs strongly as a liberal democracy. He highlights how different democracy indexes place India at vastly different positions. Babones also points to India’s No. 106 ranking by the Democracy Institute, which he says relies primarily on Indian political scientists, raising questions about how global democracy rankings assess India. Watch the full Vantage Select interview with Hem Kaur Saroya, only on Firstpost.
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