Narendra Modi’s government has approached a major Indian think tank to develop a homegrown democracy ratings index that could help it counter recent downgrades in rankings issued by international groups that New Delhi fears could affect the country’s credit rating, Al Jazeera reported on Thursday. The Observer Research Foundation (ORF), which works closely with the Indian government on multiple initiatives, is preparing the ratings …
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March 22, 2024