The Democracy Index is an index compiled by the Economist Intelligence Unit (EIU), the research division of the Economist Group, a UK-based private company which publishes the weekly newspaper The Economist. Akin to a Human Development Index but centrally concerned with political institutions and freedoms, the index attempts to measure the state of democracy in 167 countries and territories, of which 166 are sovereign states and 164 are UN member states.

The index is based on 60 indicators grouped in five categories, measuring pluralism, civil liberties and political culture. In addition to a numeric score and a ranking, the index categorizes each country into one of four regime types: full democracies, flawed democracies, hybrid regimes, and authoritarian regimes. The first Democracy Index report was published in 2006. Reports were published every two years until 2010 and annually thereafter.

Freedom in the World is a yearly survey and report by the U.S.-based[2] non-governmental organization Freedom House that measures the degree of civil liberties and political rights in every nation and significant related and disputed territories around the world.

The India onAir Network will launch next year 28 state governance and election Hubs and this national India onAir Hub at india.onair.cc. The India onAir network is supported by the nonpartisan, nonprofit Democracy onAir.

OnAir supports Indians and enhances their democracy by bringing together information, experts, organizations, policy makers, and the public to facilitate greater engagement in federal, state, and local politics and more civil, positive discussions and collaborations on important issues and governance.

Current India Network Hubs include:  India onAir,  Prime Ministers of India, and 28 state Hubs. Links for the state Hubs can found under the “onAir logo”.

US onAir supports US citizens and democracy by bringing together information, experts, organizations, policy makers, and the public to facilitate greater engagement in federal, state, and local politics and more civil, positive discussions and collaborations to better address important issues and governance.

The US onAir network has a national hub at us.onair.cc. and 50 state hubs e.g. Maryland onAir at md.onair.cc. 

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