Sri Lanka ranked 29 in the list of the most failed states “, the prestigious Foreign Policy magazine said in its latest annual ranking.
Sri Lanka ranked high in the Factionalized Elite criteria scoring 9.5 while Group Grievances scored 9.4.
Sri Lanka’s neighboring countries such as Pakistan is at number 12, Myanmar is at 18, Bangladesh (25); Nepal (27), and Bhutan is at 50 in a list of 60 countries in which African countries dominate.
On Sri Lanka, it said, “The government’s final push against the rebels relied on the shelling of civilians and other atrocities, according to a 2010 report by the International Crisis Group.
“The most recent statistics from last year indicate that some 327,000 are still displaced from the conflict.”
“Despite the pronounced fractures still lingering, the Sinhalese-dominated government in Colombo seems eager to forget the past,” it added.
Other countries in the top 10 are Chad, Sudan, Democratic Republic of Congo, Haiti, Zimbabwe, Afghanistan Central African Republic and Iraq. (Sources: The Economic Times)
More Info: The Failed State Index 2011