Explanation:

• The Freedom in the World 2020 report has ranked India at the 83rd position along with Timor-Leste and Senegal.India scored 34 out of 40 points in the political rights category, but only 37 out of 60 in the civil liberties category, for a total score of 71, a drop from last year’s score of 75.
• The report is released by Freedom House, a U.S.-based watchdog, which has been tracking global political and civil liberties for almost half a century.
• It covers 195 countries, awarding scores based on-Political rights indicators such as the electoral process, political pluralism and participation and government functioning.
• Civil liberties indicators related to freedom of expression and belief, associational and organisational rights, the rule of law and personal autonomy and individual rights.