While India is a multiparty democracy, the government led by Prime Minister Narendra Modi and the Hindu nationalist Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) has presided over discriminatory policies and a rise in persecution affecting the Muslim population.

Freedom on the Net 2023

Freedom on the Net — India Country Report

India is rated Partly Free in Freedom on the Net, Freedom House's comprehensive study of internet freedom around the globe.

Iranian people in Izmir protest the death of Mahsa Amini by the morality police in Iran.

Freedom in the World — India Country Report

India is rated Partly Free in Freedom in the World 2023, Freedom House's annual study of political rights and civil liberties worldwide.