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EAC-PM working paper analyses problems with Freedom in the World Index, V-DEM indices, and EIU Democracy Index

Economic Advisory Council to the Prime Minister has issued a working paper by Sanjeev Sanyal Member EAC-PM and Akanksha Arora . The Paper analyses three perception-based indices: Freedom in the World Index, V-DEM indices, and EIU Democracy Index . The  EAC-PM tweeted the following thread which finds serious problems with the methodology used in these perception-based indices. And says ‘questions used by these indices are not an appropriate measure of democracy across all countries’. “In recent years, India’s rankings and scores have declined on a number of global opinion-based indices that deal with ... Read more