| Report Title | V-Dem Institute's Democracy Report 2024 |
| India's Classification | Electoral Autocracy (since 2018) |
| Key Areas of Decline | Freedom of Expression, Media Independence, Civil Liberties |
| Freedom of Expression | Substantial decline; restrictions on dissenting voices and increased censorship |
| Media Independence | Compromised; government pressure, harassment of critical journalists, crackdowns on social media |
| Civil Society | Intimidation and restrictions on civil society organizations |
| Opposition | Harassment and suppression of opposition |
| Historical Parallels | Erosion of democracy reminiscent of the 1975 state of emergency under Indira Gandhi |
| Top 10 Autocratising Countries | India, Mexico, South Korea, Indonesia, Myanmar, Pakistan, The Philippines, Greece, Hungary, Poland |
| About V-Dem | Founded in 2014 by Staffan Lindberg; based at the University of Gothenburg, Sweden |
| About Democracy Report | Published annually in March; classifies countries into four regime types based on Liberal Democratic Index (LDI) |
| Indices Considered | 71 indicators including Liberal Component Index (LCI) and Electoral Democracy Index (EDI) |
| Coverage | 4,200 scholars from 180 countries analyzed data from 1789 to 2023 |
| Key Findings 2024 | 42 countries autocratizing; 71% of global population in autocracies; Eastern Europe and South/Central Asia saw sharpest decline |
| Components of Decline | Freedom of expression, clean elections, freedom of association/civil society |
| Election Outlook | 31 out of 60 countries holding elections in 2024 were experiencing democratic decline |
