India among 25 nations with high religious restrictions: Data

 India among 25 nations with high religious restrictions: Data - The Hindu

A Muslim man watches from his house after a shop was demolished in the area that saw communal violence during a Hindu religious procession in New Delhi, India, Wednesday, April 20, 2022.

A Muslim man watches from his house after a shop was demolished in the area that saw communal violence during a Hindu religious procession in New Delhi, India, Wednesday, April 20, 2022. | Photo Credit: Altaf Qadri

On an index measuring religion-related hostilities for 2022, India scored the highest among 198 nations, according to a report recently published by the Pew Research Center. A higher score on the social hostilities index (SHI) indicates greater levels of religion-related harassment, mob violence, terrorism, militant activity, and conflicts over religious conversions or the use of religious symbols and attire. India scored 9.3 on a scale of 10 on the SHI. Scores above 7.2 are considered ‘very high’.

The report also assessed countries based on the government’s restrictions on religion, using the government restrictions index (GRI). The GRI measures laws, policies, and actions that regulate or limit religious beliefs and practices. These include policies banning particular beliefs or practices, the unequal granting of benefits to certain religious groups, and bureaucratic rules requiring religious groups to register to access benefits. India had a ‘high’ GRI score of 6.4 out of 10 in 2022. Scores above 6.6 are classified as ‘very high’.


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