The Fund for Peace, an independent research organisation, in its annual exercise now in its fifth year has placed India at position 87. Using 12 indicators of state cohesion and performance, compiled through a close examination of more than 30,000 publicly available sources, the journal ranked 177 states in order from most to least at risk of failure.
India is ranked 87th, showing an improvement over the previous year but still has a long way to go to be a succesful state. Norway, Finland and Sweden top the list.
The Fund for Peace - Failed States Index Scores 2009