These are the indices of the ‘Ease of Doing Business’ (EDB), ‘Human Development’ (HDI) and ‘Environmental Performance’ (EPI). The Narendra Modi government has set much at store by India’s improved ranking in terms of the EDB index. When we turn to the HDI, we find that India’s ranking has not altered since 2014. It is of relevance here that India’s HDI ranking has not improved despite it being the world’s fastest growing major economy in recent years, as the government often points out in its assessments. Also, India’s HDI position in the bottom third of countries points to how much it needs to progress to earn the label ‘the world’s largest democracy’.

Source: The Hindu February 07, 2019 18:45 UTC