NEW DELHI: India slipped 10 places to 51st position in the 2019 Democracy Index’s global ranking, according to The Economist Intelligence Unit which cited “erosion of civil liberties” in the country as the primary cause for the downtrend. About India, the report said, the country dropped 10 places in the Democracy Index’s global ranking to 51st. Meanwhile, China’s score fell to 2.26 in the 2019 index, and the country is now ranked 153rd, close to the bottom of the global rankings. Among other emerging economies, Brazil was ranked 52nd with a score of 6.86, Russia stood at 134th with a score of 3.11. North Korea was at the bottom of the global ranking at 167th place.

Source: Pakistan Today January 22, 2020 18:00 UTC