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Current Score

58.85

Global Rank

16th

Percentile

91%

Last Updated

Aug 23, 2026

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Score Analysis

Analysis of India's policy signalling profile

India's WokeMeter assessment score of 58 reflects a moderate to high signalling intensity within the context of Western-style progressive policies. This score places India at the 16th position globally, indicating a significant engagement with policy signalling compared to many other countries. While the dimension scores are varied, India's legislative and regulatory activism score of 80.99 substantially boosts its overall assessment. This suggests a strong emphasis on legislative measures that align with policy signalling intensity. However, India's lower scores in areas like Institutional DEI Policy Intensity (43.17) and Education & Curriculum Signalling (47.65) influence the overall positioning, indicating room for more comprehensive integration of DEI policies and educational reforms.

Analyzing the dimension scores reveals a nuanced picture of India's policy signalling landscape. The highest signalling intensity is observed in the Speech & Expression Climate, scoring 74.43, which indicates a relatively open environment for speech and expression, aligning with policy signalling. On the other hand, areas such as Media & Platform Moderation (46.55) and Corporate/Investor Signalling (56.70) show moderate intensity, suggesting developing frameworks in these sectors. Protest & Activism Salience scores at 63.50, highlighting active civic engagement, which contributes to the country's overall score. These dimension scores collectively illustrate India's diverse approach to policy signalling, balancing areas of strong legislative activism with moderate development in DEI and media regulation.

Score Breakdown by Dimension

Weighted components of the composite score

Speech & Expression Climate(18% weight)
74.43
Institutional DEI Policy Intensity(18% weight)
43.17
Education & Curriculum Signalling(14% weight)
47.65
Media & Platform Moderation(14% weight)
46.55
Legislative/Regulatory Activism(14% weight)
80.99
Corporate/Investor Signalling(12% weight)
56.70
Protest & Activism Salience(10% weight)
63.50

Recent Events

Events that influenced this country's score

PM Tarique Rahman’s trip stalled: What it means for Bangladesh-India ties

Speech & Expression Climate
+2.0

India and Bangladesh have not been able to move past the contentious question of Sheikh Hasina, living in New Delhi.

Aug 24, 2026Source

Search resumes for 22 crew after cargo ship sinks off India

Corporate/Investor Signalling
+1.0

The Panama‑flagged Ocean Winner had 24 people on board when it sank in the Bay of Bengal. The ship is thought to have been carrying iron ore from India to Singapore.

Aug 23, 2026Source

Indiana residents endure 11th day without power after storms topple power lines

Corporate/Investor Signalling
-1.0
Education & Curriculum Signalling
-1.0

33,124 residents still in the dark as utility company says it is working to restore power in north-west of state Thousands of residents of north-west Indiana on Saturday were headed for their 11th day without electric power after storms swept through the state, toppling trees and power lines, earlier in August. The powerless conditions have led to food lines, closed businesses, dead phones, no schools, spoiled food, dirty clothes, dry gas pumps and a multitude of other deleterious effects on life without energy. Continue reading...

Aug 23, 2026Source

20 sailors kidnapped by Somali pirates near Yemen on US-sanctioned ship

Speech & Expression Climate
+1.0

Somali pirates hijacked an oil products tanker off Yemen, a Somali maritime security official said, the latest in a resurgence of piracy that has seen six commercial vessels seized since April across the Gulf of Aden and western Indian Ocean. Six armed pirates hijacked the Eritrean-flagged M.T. Sibu 1 on Thursday about 136 nautical miles (252 kilometres) east of al-Mukalla, Yemen, and took it towards Somalia’s Puntland coast, the official, who has knowledge of the incident, told journalists on...

Aug 22, 2026Source

India news: Gandhi's handwritten notes sold for $1.7 million at Mumbai auction

Speech & Expression Climate
+2.0

A collection of notes written by Mahatma Gandhi has fetched the highest ever price for an Indian historical document in Mumbai. Meanwhile, a reported visit by Bangladesh's Tarique Rahman remains in doubt. DW has more.

Aug 22, 2026Source

Delhi's electric tuktuk boom gets a hacking shock

Speech & Expression Climate
+2.0

Rickshaw drivers are pushing back on plans to ban all new non-electric versions of the vehicle from next January.

Aug 22, 2026Source

Priyanka Chopra Jonas on making a film about love and caste inequality

Institutional DEI Policy Intensity
+1.0
Corporate/Investor Signalling
+1.0

Priyanka Chopra Jonas has executive produced The Cycle of Love, based on an Indian artist who cycled from India to Europe to reunite with his wife.

Aug 21, 2026Source

Six-year-old child dies after being slapped by teacher in India

Education & Curriculum Signalling
+1.0

A six-year-old child has collapsed and died after being slapped by his teacher in India.

Aug 21, 2026Source

India news: CJP team assaulted while inspecting school 'in a buffalo shed' in Rajasthan

Education & Curriculum Signalling
+2.0
Legislative/Regulatory Activism
+2.0

The Cockroach Janta Party said a party team was assaulted and pelted with stones in Rajasthan while inspecting a government school. CJP alleged BJP-linked outsiders were behind the attack. DW has more.

Aug 21, 2026Source

Childhood friends discover they're sisters after DNA test | The Moment

Legislative/Regulatory Activism
-1.0

Meena Geltink tells The National about the moment a DNA test revealed her lifelong friend Minal Tijssen is actually her biological sister, decades after they were adopted from India by different families in the Netherlands.

Aug 21, 2026Source