<h1>India's CPI rank rises to 91st; report warns attacks on journalists and rollback of democratic checks undermine accountability.</h1> The 2025 Corruption Perceptions Index records limited anti corruption progress overall, with India's score rising one point and its rank improving five places to 91st. The report links weakened oversight to the rollback of democratic checks and balances and growing restrictions on civic space, which undermine transparency and enforcement. It further identifies attacks on journalists as a key factor that obstructs corruption reporting and impedes accountability, noting that countries hostile to investigative journalism are particularly prone to worsening corruption.