[A. Pole]

If you're using corruption as a barometer by which to judge the relative freedom enjoyed by the populace of a specific country, then India has a long road to hoe.

I do not. You can have country with little corruption and little freedom and reverse. It was YOU who provided this link with the table. And USA was on 17 position. So what was your point?

[Do not dub me shapka broham]

I was merely attempting to illustrate the absurdity of comparing two nations that-while sharing the common denominator of freedom-diverge wildly in their respective governments' conception of that nebulous ideal.

I could have just as easily used religious pluralism and the political rights enjoyed by religious minorities-including the right to proselytize unimpeded by government interference-as an index by which to assess how "free" both countries are, relative to one another.

India would be found wanting in that area as well.