EXCLUSIVE: Govt asked to disallow another Parliament ques on 'Indian position in the Democracy Index' as it was "very sensitive," in a doc accessed by us. The Indian Govt contacted @TheEIU after ranking India as "flawed democracy" it said they refused to give details to the Govt. 
Govt admitted it contacted Economist Intelligence Unit over its 'Democracy Index' ranking of India that attributed the primary cause of the "democratic regression" on "erosion of civil liberties and the authorities handling of the corona virus pandemic in the country."
The Govt said the methodology adopted by EIU to deduce the rankings was not shared and noted that the rankings were arrived without consulting any government agencies. “The said agency is not willing to divulge the required information," it said.
Govt told Rajya Sabha it is very difficult to answer the said question because it involves information on "trivial matters" and raises matters not under the "control of bodies or persons not primarily responsible to the Government of India subject matter of the question."
@rahul_tverma says the methodology used by the agencies like the V-Dem, Freedom House, and EUI is already in the public domain... The only thing these agencies do not share, and for obvious reasons, is the details of the respondents (or country experts).
Last week we reported that the Govt wanted to remove Parliament ques on Pegasus seeking details on whether the Govt entered into a contract with NSO Group, in a letter accessed by us, it wrote to RS stating that the "ongoing issue of Pegasus is subjudice."
https://twitter.com/A2D2_/status/1423466349712478208?s=19
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