Nearly half of people across the border do not approve of Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi’s policies concerning Pakistan, according to a Pew survey published recently.
The survey aims to shed light on what Indians think about their country, their government and potential for the future.
Unfavourable view of Pakistan
Although 73pc of respondents appear to have “uniformly negative” view of Pakistan, around 55pc of Indians polled, go a step further with a ‘very unfavourable’ opinion towards Pakistan.
The Pew survey says negative Indian sentiment towards Pakistan has risen 9 points since 2015.
The second ‘least popular’ country appears to be China, with 36pc of respondents holding an ‘unfavourable’ opinion of the People’s Republic.
Disapproval of Modi’s Pakistan policies
About half of Indians, surveyed take a disapproving stance on Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi’s Pakistan policies.
22pc of respondents, however, approve of his handling of Pak-India ties.
Support for increase in defence spending
More than 60pc of respondents think India should continue increasing defence expenditure, 20pc want to keep it at current levels, whereas just 6pc believe it should be decreased.
“Notably, Indians who see China’s growing military power as a very serious problem are more likely than those who see China’s growing military power as a less serious threat to favour increased military spending,” the Pew report said.
Around 62pc of respondents believe that ‘overwhelming military force’ is the best way to defeat terrorism, whereas only 21pc feel that relying on force creates hatred and more terrorism.
China greatest threat to India’s economy
About 31pc of those surveyed had a favourable opinion of India’s emerging Asian rival, compared to 36pc who had an unfavourable opinion. Positive views towards China have dropped 10 percentage points compared to the previous year.
China’s growing military power is a problem for 69pc of respondents, 46pc of whom believe it is a very serious issue.
Beijing’s ties with Islamabad are also a serious matter of concern for nearly half of all respondents. Another 21pc see Pak-China friendship as a ‘somewhat serious challenge’.
China’s economic impact on India is a ‘serious problem’ for about seven-in-ten of those surveyed, which include 45pc who believe it is ‘very serious’.
“Notably, with regard to problems posed by China, Bharatiya Janata Party adherents are more intensely worried than Congress backers,” the survey said.
IS, climate change among Indians’ top worries
Despite Indians’ ‘serious concerns’ about China and Pakistan, climate change and the militant Islamic State (IS) group are at the top of a list of international threats named by over half of all respondents.
“Few Indians (6pc) dismiss IS outright as a threat, while 13pc see it as a minor challenge for their country and more than twice that number make no judgement,” Pew said.
Also on the list are cyber attacks from other countries, Iraqi and Syrian refugees, tensions with Russia and growing US influence.
Research methodology
The survey was conducted through face-to-face interviews with about 2,464 people in the Union Territory of Delhi and in 15 of the 17 most populous states, Kerala and Assam excluded. The research focuses on answering three main questions ─ How India is doing, how Modi is performing, and how Indians see their place in the world.
Junkistan murdabad
its a lie, pls think before publishing such article. Mr. Modi is trusted by maximum population. He won by majority, not by playing politics
What Pakistan Toady is not telling its readers is that 50 percent Indians who condemn his policies on Pakistan think he has been too soft on that country. Does that make you feel any good/
PM Modi ji is most lovable pm of India, your survey is completly false ?
Mera ghanta….
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This report, as many others in this "esteemed" paper, is totally fabricated and distorted to suit the Por-ki-stani agenda. The truth is that a large percentage of Indians take a totally negative view of Por-ki-stan, especially since the Mumbai carnage of 2008 by Por-ki terrorists. Since Pathankot and, more recently, Uri, the negative view of Por-ki-stan has tremendously increased. Thus, it is absurd and totally unfounded on the part of this paper to claim that 50% "condemn" Modi's handling of Por-ki-stan. The problem is that Por-ki-stanis begin to believe their own lies following the Goebbels dictum that by repeating lies, you begin to view it as the truth.
This article or vivews are not correct. We have a elected government and we support the same. Modi is a brilliant PM. He is doing a good job for the nation.
93% Indians are against Modi’s soft action on cunning pakisthan’ dubious moves…The problem is power monger persons who are acting as serving to have their power. Pakisthan is not a complete democracy It’s just chained by religious mullas and corrupt politicians..We are now completely against at present pakisthan.. They are not building pakisthan. They are just made the country a Terrible land on the land to live..common people won’t have any awareness. Because pakisthan media has Its own BLACKPOINT BOX. WHEN EVER IT LIKE IT WILL JUST BLACK AGAINST INDIA..When India tries to make friendship..they will reply with a fake smile and behind the screen they will prepare ISI TERRORISTS and send them To kill..Actually Pakistan is A COUNTRY WHICH MANUFACTURES SAITHANS …ITS NOT A HOLY LAND AS PER ITS NAME..ITS JUST FEEDING CITIZENS WITH A FAKE AND RELIGIOUS AGENDA.. Frankly Pakistanis don’t know the history of their great land..They only will be taught ISLAm and Arabs..They don’t know it’s a part of Sindu culture wher people used to devote Pashupati nadha or Lord Shiva..They don’t know the land was actually Hindu Kingdom and ruled by HINDU BRAHMIN KING..THEY DINT KNOW ITS A PART OF MOURYAN KINGDOM. THEY DONT KNOW THAT PAKISTAN A A COUNTRY IN WHICH WHOLE PEOPLE ARE RULED AND CONVERTED TO ISLAM BY ARAB INVADERS. ISLAM CREATION IS DONE ONLY AS PER REQUIREMENTS OF ARABS GEOGRAPHICAL situations and their tribal customs..untill 622 a.d. there was no ISLAm and Nothing this kind of jihad..ISLAm is created only to make Arabs unite and to stand against central Asia and Roman powers ..People are fed up to believe non exiting truths and are fighting against mankind..God gave many cures for human problems.but ISLAM is a mistaken creation by God..BECAUSE OF THE ARABS MALIGN RELIGIOUS ACTIONS AND CRUSADES WHOLE CENTRAL ASIA AND EVEN WORLD IS UNDER TROUBLE…PAKISTANIS ARE ONCE INDIANS .BUT ONE RELIGION MADE THEM DIFFERENT FROM THEIR OWN COUNTRY..EXCEPT MUSILMS ALL RELIGIONS WERE LIVING HAPPILY ..BECAUSE OF THOSE ARAB SEEDED RELIGION BROUGHT DEATH TO MILLIONS OF PEOPLE DURING 1947..THE ULTIMATE TRUTH SINCE 7TH CENTURY INDIA IS BEING ATTACKED,INVADED BY MUSLIM ROBBERZ NOW INDIA IS AGAIN TROUBLED BY THE SO CALLED ARAB RELIGION ON “” INDIAN CONTINENT..””
To the educated people of pakistan
1. porking nose into others land is REQUIRED and is it CORRECT even in the time of 21st century. why do you need to do it as you got your independence. thats it, work towards to your pakistan future.
if our govt starts talking about bolachistan then pakistan people and media and politicians crying like anything ? then why do they you do it for others ??
being in the world, education & cleanliness are going to be future of all country, why is this pakistan ?
2. how many more people you want to get killed in INDIA by the terrorist , living from your pakistan ? if you are educated & moral man then you will not get into arguments to defend pakistan .
Gujarat exports kirana merchants and Motel owners. Software is mainly from the South of India. Tamil Nadu, Andhra, Telengana, Karnataka and West Bengal. Delhi and Bombay have mostly call centers. The software development in Delhi and Bombay is mostly by South Indians who have been settled in Delhi and Bombayfor the last sixty years, without them there is no software in Delhi and Bombay. Modi has to learn this first. The whole of India as well as the whole world comes to the Southern state of Tamil Nadu for medical treatment. Madras in the South of India is the medical capital of the world. In Tamil Nadu in the recent elections the BJP could not win even one seat out of the 235 they contested. They lost deposit in all the seats. The South never wanted to be a part of India. Even before Jinnah asked for Pakistan, Tamil Nadu wanted to go separately from India and wanted Dravida Nadu or the land of the Dravidians. Several agitations had taken place in Tamil Nadu for a separate country in the 60’s.
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All major Automobile companies are based in Madras in South India. Hyundai, Nissan, Ashok Leyland, Mercedes Benz bus production, Volvo, Renault has its entire world production, ford, TVS, yamaha, Royal Enfield, BMW, Mitsubishi, TAFE, Caterpillar, etc. No one goes to Gujarat.
so never ever we had any agitation /aggression had taken place in any part of any country in last 100 ? atleast in pakistan. if it taken place in pakistan, you never consider it part of your soil. well thats what i understood, new thoery from pakistan.
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