Press Freedom Index 2024 List. India ranks 159th in the 2024 world press freedom index published annually by reporters without borders (rsf). With 2024 shaping up to be perhaps the biggest election year in world history, rsf’s index highlights the ominous trend of democratically elected politicians resorting to authoritarian crackdowns and rollbacks of press freedom.

India’s rank has fallen from 140 in 2014 to 159 amongst 180 countries on the press freedom index 2024. Index on censorship’s freedom of expression awards celebrate those who have had significant impact fighting censorship anywhere in the world.