India to push back against global ranking firms

Contentious ranking: People buying mangoes from a vendor along a street in Amritsar. India ranked lower than Afghanistan and Pakistan, according to the new World Press Freedom Index released by Reporters Without Borders. — AFP

NEW DELHI: India plans to push back against “agenda-driven”, “neo-colonial” country rankings produced by global agencies on topics like governance and press freedom, says a key adviser to Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi

Sanjeev Sanyal, a member of Modi’s Economic Advisory Council, said India has begun to raise this issue at global forums.