The Pearson correlation between India's annual SSI and inverse press freedom rank is ~0.92 over 2014-2026. Both worsen together. The mechanism is plausible — pressure on independent statistics and pressure on independent press serve a similar function.
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This is one of 36 standing analyses drawn from the Some Perspective dataset. It is not dated commentary: it describes a relationship in the data that holds across the series, and it is regenerated whenever the underlying dataset is refreshed. The figures quoted here reflect the 2026-08-15 data vintage.