India is ranked 117th in the list of 129 countries in the world in the inclusiveness index.
It is published by the Othering and Belonging Institute (OBI) at California University, United States.
Smaller countries like Bangladesh (106) and Israel (115) were placed better than India.
The index examines inclusivity in terms of race, religion, gender, sexual orientation, disability, and the general population using several measures.
India was ranked last (129) in religion inclusiveness, 121st in gender, 108th in disability, 87th in race, 40th in the general population, and 39th in LGBTQ.
New Zealand finished first in the index for the second consecutive year.
Portugal recorded its best showing by securing second place (up from 5th place in 2022) followed by the Netherlands in the third place.