India
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Score Analysis
Analysis of India's policy signalling profile
India currently holds a composite score of 56.84 on the WokeMeter, ranking 18th globally with a percentile of 90.3. This places India in the category of countries with high policy signalling intensity, particularly through its legislative and regulatory activism. The higher score relative to individual dimension averages is largely driven by recent legislative initiatives that have increased the breadth of protections and regulations, especially in the realms of speech and expression, as evidenced by its score of 65.23 in that dimension. Despite moderate scores in areas like institutional DEI policy intensity and media & platform moderation, India's legislative focus and active protest culture contribute significantly to its overall signalling intensity.
Analyzing the dimension scores, India's most pronounced signalling intensity is found in legislative and regulatory activism, scoring 75.77. This indicates a strong governmental focus on enacting policies related to Western-style progressive signalling. Conversely, the institutional DEI policy intensity is lower at 46.62, suggesting a more moderate adoption of diversity, equity, and inclusion measures within institutions. Corporate and investor signalling is moderate, with a score of 56.52, reflecting a growing but not yet pervasive emphasis on corporate-level DEI mandates and ESG reporting. The education and curriculum dimension, scored at 48.26, shows a balanced approach, neither heavily favoring nor opposing inclusive curriculums, while media and platform moderation remain similarly moderate, hinting at ongoing debates and policy development in these areas.
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Recent Events
Events that influenced this country's score
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Mock cockroach-theme political party draws India’s jobless youth, Modi’s rivals
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