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- In 2020, India has been ranked first in the Social Hostilities Index (SHI) released by US think-tank Pew Research Center.
- India’s SHI in 2020 was worse than neighbouring Pakistan and Afghanistan.
- This is also a further increase in its own index value for 2019.
- SHI measures act of religious hostility by private individuals, organisations or groups in society.
- The SHI measures act of religious hostility by private individuals, organizations or groups.
- The index comprises 13 metrics, including religion-related armed conflict or terrorism and mob or sectarian violence.
- The Government Restrictions Index (GRI) looks at laws, policies and state actions restricting religious beliefs and practices.
- China was ranked the worst with a score of 9.3.
- India’s 34th rank was enough to categorize it among countries with “high" levels of such government restrictions.
- The GRI comprises 20 measures, including efforts by governments to ban particular faiths, prohibit conversion, limit preaching or give preferential treatment to one or more religious groups.
- 2020 was not India’s worst year on either index: 2016 was the worst with respect to social hostilities, and 2018 on government restrictions.
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