India for the second consecutive year has been placed at the 142 on the press freedom Index, out of 180 countries.
The last year, under directions of the Cabinet Secretary, an Index Monitoring Cell worked to improve the world rankings, including a meeting between Ambassador to France with the RSF (reporters without borders) officials to lobby for a change in the ranking in the index compiled by them.
In 2016, India’s rank was 133 which has steadily dropped down to 142 in 2020.
The RSF report says India is one of the world’s most dangerous countries for journalists trying to do their job properly.
“They are exposed to every kind of attack, including police violence against reporters, ambushes by political activists, and reprisals instigated by criminal groups or corrupt local officials.”