Hyderabad, March 19 -- A recent study on the future of free speech lists India in the 24th position among 33 countries. The study was conducted by The Future of Free Speech, which claims to be a nonpartisan and independent think tank located at Vanderbilt University in the US.

The report sheds light on how people globally face constraints on free speech and what topics or views should be open to discussion and criticism.

According to the report, there has been a significant increase in free speech restrictions worldwide. "In the past decade, the number of countries experiencing increased repression of free speech has far outnumbered those demonstrating substantial improvements, and the share of countries with strong free speech protecti...