India
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Score Analysis
Analysis of India's policy signalling profile
India's current assessment on the Social Policy Signalling Index stands at 55, placing it 20th globally out of 186 countries. This score reflects a moderate intensity of Western-style progressive policy signalling. India's relatively high score in the Speech & Expression Climate dimension significantly contributes to this ranking, indicating a favourable environment for free expression. However, the overall score is moderated by lower intensity in Institutional DEI Policy and Education & Curriculum Signalling, suggesting less comprehensive policy frameworks in these areas. The Legislative/Regulatory Activism score is notably high, reflecting active regulatory measures, yet this is counterbalanced by moderate signalling in Corporate and Media dimensions, indicating room for potential policy evolution.
The dimension scores highlight diverse signalling patterns across India's social policies. The highest intensity is observed in the Speech & Expression Climate, which suggests a supportive environment for discourse. Legislative/Regulatory Activism also shows high intensity, reflecting proactive governmental measures. In contrast, Institutional DEI Policy Intensity and Media & Platform Moderation exhibit lower scores, indicating less emphasis on diversity, equity, and inclusion policies and platform regulation. Protest & Activism Salience shows moderate signalling, suggesting a visible, though not overpowering, role of activism in shaping social policies. Overall, India's policy signalling is varied, with particular strengths in legislative activism and expression climate, while other areas show moderate to low signalling intensity.
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Recent Events
Events that influenced this country's score
Nana Patekar, star of Salaam Bombay!, Bollywood films, dead at 75
Nana Patekar, an acclaimed Indian actor and filmmaker, died Thursday at his home in the western state of Goa. He was 75.
Indian Opposition Leaders Detained as Protests Over Voter Rolls Intensify
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How India’s Gen Z Protests Inspired Gen Alpha
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Outspoken Indian actor Nana Patekar suddenly dies at 75
Known for his intense performances, Patekar carved out a distinctive place in Indian cinema.
14 years after Nirbhaya gang rape horror, has India progressed on women’s safety?
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India hikes interest rates for first time in over three years as Iran war fuels inflation
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India news: Opposition protest clouds Modi's 25-year milestone
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‘Cockroach stir stripped Modi’s carefully confected image’: Arundhati Roy
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India opposition parties rally for election chief’s exit over voter list changes
Opposition parties held protests in India’s capital New Delhi on Tuesday, demanding the resignation of the country’s election chief over a contentious revision of voter lists as hundreds of police personnel were deployed across the heart of the city. Tuesday’s demonstration is the latest in a series of near-daily protests beginning last week by student groups, opposition parties and India's “Cockroach” youth movement.