India India is a multiparty, federal, parliamentary democracy with a bicameral legislature: The president, elected by an electoral college composed of the state assemblies and parliament, is the head of state, and the prime minister is the head of government. The constitution gives the country’s 28 states and eight union territories a high degree of autonomy and primary responsibility for law and order. Observers considered the parliamentary elections, which included more than 600 million voters, to be free and fair. Terrorists in Jammu and Kashmir, northeastern states, and Maoist terrorism-affected areas committed serious abuses, including killings and abductions of armed forces personnel, police, government officials, and civilians. The outbreak of ethnic conflict between the Kuki and Meitei ethnic groups during 2023 in India’s northeastern state of Manipur resulted in significant human rights abuses. Members of the security forces committed some abuses. The government took minimal credible steps or action to identify and punish officials who may have committed human rights abuses.The overall score indicates that there are substantial risks of potential human rights violations in this country. This may also include the tourism sector. Relevant risks for the tourism sector are, e.g.: Forced and compulsory labor, incl. child and bonded laborGovernment corruptionLack of investigation of and accountability for gender-based violenceViolence and discrimination against members of minority groups based on religious affiliation, social status, sexual orientation or gender identity Explanation of the score data structure For better comparability, we have converted the original scores of the indices to a uniform scale of 1-100 (1 most negative, 100 most positive). In the following table you find these recalculated values and the original score in brackets behind them. For information and a link to the original index click on "?" in the table. The Overall Score is the geometric mean of all converted values for each country. It is subcategorized in five risk categories with colour gradations that can be seen in the map. You can find more details on the methodology here. Downloads Methodology overall score 232.26 KB Overall Score 45/100 Global Rights Index 10,0/100 (5) Human Development Index 64,4/100 (0,644) Kids Rights Index 66,3/100 (0,663) Children's Rights in the Workplace Index 51,0/100 (4,9) Global Slavery Index 44,0/100 (56,0) Trafficking in persons report 62,5/100 (T2) Global Gender Gap Index 64,3/100 (0,643) Rule of Law Index 49,0/100 (0,49) Fragile States Index 38,3/100 (74,1) Freedom in the World Index 66,0/100 (66) Environmental Performance Index 27,6/100 (27,6) Corruption Perceptions Index 39,0/100 (39) Equality Index 60,0/100 (60)
Explanation of the score data structure For better comparability, we have converted the original scores of the indices to a uniform scale of 1-100 (1 most negative, 100 most positive). In the following table you find these recalculated values and the original score in brackets behind them. For information and a link to the original index click on "?" in the table. The Overall Score is the geometric mean of all converted values for each country. It is subcategorized in five risk categories with colour gradations that can be seen in the map. You can find more details on the methodology here. Downloads Methodology overall score 232.26 KB