INDIA'S RANK IN GLOBAL PEACE INDEX 2019

   India ranks 141 in Global peace index slipping off 5 position down this year, Iceland again rank 1^st and Afghanistan is the least peaceful country this year earlier Syria was least peaceful country. The report was published by the Institute for Economics and Peace (IEP) with consultation of many peace experts of different peace institute and think tanks. It rank about 163 countries covering about 99.7 per cent of world population

Criteria for indexing in global peace index

1.       Number and duration i-of internal conflict

2.       Number of deaths from external organization

3.       Number of deaths from internal organised conflict

4.       Number, duration, and role in external conflicts

5.       Intensity of organised internal conflict

6.       Relations with neighbouring countries

7.       Level of perceived criminality in society

8.       Number of refugees and displaced persons as percentage of population

9.       Political instability

10.   Impact of terrorism

11.   Impact of terrorism

12.   Number of homicides per 100,000 people

13.   Level of violent crime

14.   Likelihood of violent demonstrations

15.   Number of jailed persons per 100,000 people

16.   Number of internal security officers and police per 100,000 people

17.   Military expenditure as a percentage of GDP

18.   Number of armed-services personnel per 100,000

19.   Volume of transfers of major conventional weapons as recipient (imports) per 100,000 people

20.   Volume of transfers of major conventional weapons as supplier (exports) per 100,000 people

21.   Financial contribution to UN peacekeeping missions

22.   Nuclear and heavy weapons capability

23.   Ease of access to small arms and light weapons

These are 23 criteria on which the ranking is given to the countries

India together with Philippines, Japan, Bangladesh, Myanmar, China, Indonesia, Vietnam and Pakistan are the nine countries with the highest risk of multiple climate hazards. The country has the 7th highest overall natural hazard score, the report's findings said.

India, the US, China, Saudi Arabia, and Russia are the top five countries with the largest total military expenditure, it added.

According to the report, South Asia's score for every indicator in ongoing conflict is less peaceful than the global average, with four out of six deteriorating last year. Only deaths from internal conflict improved, with fewer fatalities in Pakistan, Afghanistan and India than the year prior.

The score for internal conflicts fought had the highest rating at five in both India and Pakistan. China, Bangladesh, and India, score in the bottom half of the GPI and have significant exposure to climate hazards, with 393 million people in high climate hazard areas, the report observed.