Responsible Nations' Index (RNI) launched on January 19, 2026

Key facts

• Singapore ranked first and India 16th in the Responsible Nations' Index (RNI) launched by former president Ram Nath Kovind.
• The RNI is a global evaluative framework developed by the think tank World Intellectual Foundation (WIF) in academic collaboration with Jawaharlal Nehru University (JNU) and methodological validation by the Indian Institute of Management (IIM), Mumbai.
• The index is anchored in three core dimensions -- internal responsibility, environmental responsibility and external responsibility.
• The RNI has been operationalised through seven dimensions, 15 aspects and 58 indicators.
• Switzerland was second, Denmark third and the Central African Republic stood last on the 154-nation index.
• Sudhanshu Mittal, Founder and Secretary, WIF, said the RNI represents a shift from power-centric assessments to responsibility-centric evaluation of nations.
• India's neighbour Pakistan was in the 90th place, while China was ranked 68th and the US 66th, according to the RNI.