India Ranks 140th In World Press Freedom Index

Washington: India has been ranked 140th in the list of 180 countries in the World Press Freedom Index 2014, whereas China and Pakistan were placed at 175th and 158th position respectively.

"India experienced an unprecedented wave of violence against journalists, with eight killed in 2013. They are targeted by both state and non-state actors," Reporters Without Border said in its latest annual report.

"Almost no region is spared but Kashmir and Chhattisgarh continue to be the only two where violence and censorship are endemic," it said.

"Those responsible for threats and physical violence against journalists, who are often abandoned by the judicial system and forced to censor themselves, include police and security forces as well as criminal groups, demonstrators and political party supporters," said the report.

Finland has been ranked first in the list followed by Netherland and Norway.

The ranking of the U.S. has dropped to 46th position from last year's 32nd, while China has been ranked at the 175th position and Pakistan at 158th.

Pakistan remains one of the most dangerous. countries in the world for journalists as besides the armed groups, the country's intelligence agencies, especially the ISI, also represent a danger, the report said.

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