India Tops South Asia in Child Protection Response, Shows Strong Progress in Global Out of the Shadows Index

India’s overall score in the 2026 index is 66.5 out of 100, placing it in the top third of assessed countries. In South Asia, India is ranked first overall, ahead of other countries in the region. The index also notes that India is ranked first among lower-middle-income countries assessed, a particularly important achievement because it shows that strong child-protection systems are not only a function of wealth, but also of legal design, institutional effort and political priority. The post India Tops South Asia in Child Protection Response, Shows Strong Progress in Global Out of the Shadows Index appeared first on Dharmakshethra – India Unabridged .