Suva, Feb. 12 -- India joined other Commonwealth member states on Thursday in adopting the Nadi Declaration at the Commonwealth Law Ministers Meeting in Fiji, committing to strengthen democracy, uphold the rule of law, protect human rights, and counter misinformation amid growing democratic, economic, and climate pressures.

The commitments, set out in an outcome statement issued on February 11 (Wednesday), followed three days of discussions among ministers, with input from diverse stakeholders, including disability rights advocates and legal innovators.

A central outcome was the adoption of the Nadi Declaration, which commits all Commonwealth countries to renewing democracy by strengthening the rule of law, protecting human rights, and ...