{"id":66383,"date":"2025-10-04T11:56:18","date_gmt":"2025-10-04T06:26:18","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/vajiramandravi.com\/current-affairs\/?p=66383"},"modified":"2025-10-04T11:56:18","modified_gmt":"2025-10-04T06:26:18","slug":"indias-iias-presidency-proposal-to-introduce-an-international-governance-index","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/vajiramandravi.com\/current-affairs\/indias-iias-presidency-proposal-to-introduce-an-international-governance-index\/","title":{"rendered":"India\u2019s IIAS Presidency &#8211; Proposal to Introduce an International Governance Index"},"content":{"rendered":"<h2 style=\"text-align: justify;\"><b>India\u2019s IIAS Presidency Latest News<\/b><\/h2>\n<ul style=\"text-align: justify;\">\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\" aria-level=\"1\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">India, as the current president of the <\/span><b>International Institute of Administrative Sciences (IIAS)<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">, has proposed the development of a new International Governance Index.\u00a0<\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\" aria-level=\"1\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">This initiative comes <\/span><b>amid India\u2019s declining rankings <\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">in several existing global indices, which the government has often criticized for being <\/span><b>perception-based and lacking transparency<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">.<\/span><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<h2 style=\"text-align: justify;\"><b>International Institute of Administrative Sciences (IIAS)<\/b><\/h2>\n<ul style=\"text-align: justify;\">\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\" aria-level=\"1\"><b>About:<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">\u00a0<\/span>\n<ul>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\" aria-level=\"2\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">The IIAS is <\/span><b>an international non-profit organization<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> created in 1930.\u00a0<\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\" aria-level=\"2\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">It is a Federation of <\/span><b>31 Member Countries<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> (including India, Japan, China, Germany and Saudi Arabia), 20 National Sections and 15 Academic Research Centres jointly <\/span><b>collaborating for scientific research on public administration<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">.\u00a0<\/span><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\" aria-level=\"1\"><b>Working relationship with the UN<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">: While the <\/span><b>Brussels <\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">(Belgium)-based IIAS is not a formally affiliated body of the UN, it actively engages with the UN\u2019s work in public administration.<\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\" aria-level=\"1\"><b>India\u2019s participation<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">: The Department of Administrative Reforms and Public Grievances (<\/span><b>DARPG<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">) represents India as a Member State of the IIAS since <\/span><b>1998<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">.<\/span><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<h2 style=\"text-align: justify;\"><b>India\u2019s IIAS Presidency<\/b><\/h2>\n<ul style=\"text-align: justify;\">\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\" aria-level=\"1\"><b>Many firsts: <\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">This is the first time in the history of IIAS that the election to the post of President was held by <\/span><b>ballot process<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> and it is the first time that <\/span><b>India has secured the historic mandate<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> for the Presidency (for 2025-2028) of the IIAS.<\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\" aria-level=\"1\"><b>DARPG involvement<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">: It is spearheading the proposal, with IIAS President V. Srinivas highlighting the agenda for strengthening scientific strategy in governance measurement.<\/span><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<h2 style=\"text-align: justify;\"><b>Key Developments<\/b><\/h2>\n<ul>\n<li><b>Proposal of International Governance Index:<\/b>\n<ul>\n<li><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Plans to leverage existing frameworks of the <\/span><b>World Bank (WB), OECD<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> (Organisation for Economic Cooperation and Development) and <\/span><b>UN DESA<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> (United Nations Department of Economic and Social Affairs).<\/span><\/li>\n<li><b>A working group will be formed<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">, and the agenda will be part of the IIAS Annual Conference 2026.<\/span><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/li>\n<li><b>India\u2019s criticism of existing indices:<\/b>\n<ul>\n<li><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">In its reports, the Varieties of Democracy (V-Dem) Institute of the University of Gothenburg, Sweden, has <\/span><b>listed India as an electoral autocracy<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> since 2017. The latest report (2025) ranked India <\/span><b>100 <\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">out of 179 countries.<\/span><\/li>\n<li><b>Freedom in the World Index<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> and<\/span><b> EIU Democracy Index<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> placed India at levels comparable to the emergency period.<\/span><\/li>\n<li><b>Economic Advisory Council to PM (2022)<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> highlighted lack of transparency in methodologies.<\/span><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/li>\n<li><b>World Governance Indicators (WGI):<\/b>\n<ul>\n<li><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">It <\/span><b>covers over 200 economies with 6 parameters<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> &#8211; voice and accountability, political stability, government effectiveness, regulatory quality, rule of law, and control of corruption.<\/span><\/li>\n<li><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">The 2023 WGI gives India the percentile rank of &#8211;<\/span>\n<ul>\n<li><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">51.47 for voice and accountability;\u00a0<\/span><\/li>\n<li><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">21.33 for political stability;\u00a0<\/span><\/li>\n<li><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">67.92 for government effectiveness;\u00a0<\/span><\/li>\n<li><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">47.17 for regulatory quality;\u00a0<\/span><\/li>\n<li><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">56.13 for rule of law and\u00a0<\/span><\/li>\n<li><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">41.51 for control of corruption.<\/span><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<h2 style=\"text-align: justify;\"><b>Concerns with Current Global Indices<\/b><\/h2>\n<ul style=\"text-align: justify;\">\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\" aria-level=\"1\"><b>Subjectivity:<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> Reliance on perception-based data and expert opinions without adequate on-ground presence.<\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\" aria-level=\"1\"><b>Transparency issues:<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> Unclear weighting in credit rating agency assessments.<\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\" aria-level=\"1\"><b>Bias<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">: Concentration of assessment by <\/span><b>Western institutions<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">, raising questions of contextual accuracy.<\/span><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<h2 style=\"text-align: justify;\"><b>India\u2019s Strategic Objectives<\/b><\/h2>\n<ul style=\"text-align: justify;\">\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\" aria-level=\"1\"><b>Rebalancing narratives<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">: Challenge dominance of Western-centric governance assessments.<\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\" aria-level=\"1\"><b>Bridging North-South divide:<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> Promote <\/span><b>inclusivity <\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">and balanced representation of developing nations.<\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\" aria-level=\"1\"><b>Governance reform agenda<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">: Align with the Indian government\u2019s vision of \u201c<\/span><b>maximum governance, minimum government.<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">\u201d<\/span><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<h2 style=\"text-align: justify;\"><b>Way Forward<\/b><\/h2>\n<ul style=\"text-align: justify;\">\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\" aria-level=\"1\"><b>Establishing methodology<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">: Ensure evidence-based, transparent, and inclusive metrics for governance.<\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\" aria-level=\"1\"><b>International collaboration<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">: Engage with global bodies (World Bank, OECD, UN DESA) for credibility.<\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\" aria-level=\"1\"><b>Strengthening domestic research<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">: Encourage<\/span><b> Indian think tanks<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> to develop independent indices.<\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\" aria-level=\"1\"><b>Promoting inclusivity<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">: Incorporate perspectives from both developed and developing nations.<\/span><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<h2 style=\"text-align: justify;\"><b>Conclusion<\/b><\/h2>\n<ul style=\"text-align: justify;\">\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\" aria-level=\"1\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">India\u2019s proposal for an International Governance Index under its IIAS presidency reflects its bid to <\/span><b>shape global governance discourse<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> and reduce dependence on Western perception-based indices.\u00a0<\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\" aria-level=\"1\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">If implemented effectively, this initiative could <\/span><b>strengthen transparency, inclusivity, and credibility<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> in global governance rankings, providing<\/span><b> a balanced platform for both developed and developing countries.<\/b><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\"><b>Source: <\/b><a href=\"https:\/\/indianexpress.com\/article\/india\/iias-in-brussels-at-multilateral-body-india-pushes-for-new-global-governance-index-10286522\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\"><b>IE<\/b><\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>India, the current president of the International Institute of Administrative Sciences (IIAS), has proposed the development of a new International Governance Index. 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