‘Economy is booming but not peace’

India is 109th on Global Peace Index

LONDON: India’s booming economy may be attracting global attention but the country still ranks a poor 109th among 121 countries on the scale of peace, a study said.

The country’s neighbours, Sri Lanka and Pakistan, rank even lower at 111 and 115, respectively, according to the Global Peace Index released on Wednesday. Norway is the most peaceful country in the world and Iraq the least. Russia also ranks a lowly 118th.

The index, published a week before the G8 summit in Germany, rates 121 countries on 24 factors, including levels of violence, organised crime, and military expenditure.