India ranks in which position in the Future of Free Speech 2025 study among 33 countries?

The Correct Answer is ​24th.

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•  India ranks 24th in global free speech study amid rising restriction.

Key Points

• India ranks 24th on the Future of Free Speech list with an overall score of 62.63.
• The study was conducted by The Future of Free Speech, an independent think tank based at Vanderbilt University, USA.
• The study reports a global trend of increasing free speech restrictions, often referred to as a "free speech recession."
• Scandinavian countries (Norway, Denmark, and Sweden) and Hungary and Venezuela top the list for highest support for free speech.
• Muslim-majority countries and the Global South show the lowest levels of support for free speech.
• The study was conducted in October 2024, based on a previous survey from 2021.