India’s status downgraded to ‘partly free’ in democracy report, MEA responds

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Published on March 5, 2021 - Duration: 02:10s

India’s status downgraded to ‘partly free’ in democracy report, MEA responds

The Ministry of External Affairs responded to the status of India getting downgraded to “partly free” in the democracy report.

MEA Spokesperson Anurag Srivastava said that India has robust institutions and well-established democratic practices.

“We do not need sermons, especially from those who cannot get their basics right,” Srivastava said.

India’s status was downgraded to partly free in the recent annual report published by Freedom House.

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