India has slipped to a low of 128 in the Global Peace Index ranking with the country along with Pakistan and Sri Lanka experiencing more incidents of internal conflicts, terrorism and human rights abuses.
Overall the world became less peaceful for the second consecutive year, said the fourth annual GPI released.
As the global economy continues to falter, this year’s data shows an intensification of conflicts and growing instability linked to the downturn that began in 2008, with several countries seeing sharp increases in homicides, violent demonstrations and fear of crime, it said.
The only study to quantify global peacefulness, the GPI is produced by the Institute for Economics and Peace (IEP).
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