Failed State

A failed state is a state perceived as having failed at some of the basic conditions and responsibilities of a government.

Here are the 12 indicators of a failed state:

1.Mounting Demographic Pressures
2.Massive Movement of Refugees or Internally Displaced Persons
3.Vengeance Seeking Group Grievance
4.Chronic and Sustained Human Flight
5.Uneven Economic Development
6.Poverty, Sharp or Severe Economic Decline
7.Legitimacy of the State
8.Progressive Deterioration of Public Services
9.Violation of Human Rights and Rule of Law
10.Security Apparatus
11.Rise of Factionalized Elites
12.Intervention of External Actors

All the above apply unequivocally to the state of West Bengal.

What are we waiting for?