New Delhi has referred to some of these indices, including the Global Hunger Index, as flawed methods.
“We are looking at these indices to identify any flaws or shortcomings,” the official said.
The Ministry of Statistics and Program Implementation (MOSPI) is analyzing the methods used by international agencies that conduct cross-border comparisons, including sample sizes and models.
The indexes reviewed are the Democratic Index for the Economist Intelligence Department, the Network Readiness Index for the Portulans Institute, the Global Hunger Index (GHI), the Global and Welthungerhilfe’s Global Hunger Index (GHI), and the Climate Change Performance Index (CCPI) by German Watts (DermanWatch), the new Climate Institute and the New Climate Action Institute and the Main Climate Action Internationals and the Climate Action Network.
The official said the initial findings highlighted questions about the scoring system and methodology. The official added that the Mospie had sent inputs to relevant departments and government departments. A paper, in collaboration with PM Economic Advisory Committee member Sanjiv Sanyal, emphasized in 2023 that India’s performance in specific international indicators in per capita income, although the methodology learned was due to methodological increases. Index, V-DEM index and EIU Democracy index.
Index under the scanner
For example, in 2024, India was classified as 41 of 167 countries and classified as a “flawed democracy” in the Democracy Index. In the 2024 edition, India ranks 105 out of 127 countries in GHI and classifies it as the “severe” hunger category.
