(*20 per cent of Indians have unfavourable opinion on Narendra Modi and nearly 80 per cent approve of him. However, 62 percent Indians favour Rahul Gandhi)
A report by the Pew Research Center, an international body. reveals that about 80 percent of Indians have a favorable view of Prime Minister Narendra Modi.
Frustration is so palpable that Manoj Jha of RJD says the survey should not be given credence as it was probably the finding of a 'Nagpur' feedback -- in reference to RSS headquarters.
Around 2611 Indian adults were surveyed between March 25th to May 11th 2023 for the survey.
Opinions of PM Narendra Modi are actually mixed globally, with a median of 40% saying they have no confidence in Modi to do the right thing regarding world affairs and a median of 37% saying they have at least some confidence.
Substantial minorities in most countries did not share an opinion, and respondents in Europe were not asked about the Indian leader.
Mexicans and Brazilians are especially critical of Modi, who is often described as promoting a Hindu nationalist ideology and leads the Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP), which some experts classify as a right-wing party.
At least half in these countries say they do not have confidence in him to make the right foreign policy choices. Those in Argentina, South Africa, South Korea and the U.S. are also more likely to lack than have confidence in India’s prime minister if they offer an opinion at all.
In contrast, those in Japan, Kenya and Nigeria are more likely to have confidence in Modi’s abilities. Kenyans are especially confident, with a 60% majority saying they have at least some confidence in Modi to do the right thing regarding world affairs.
About eight-in-ten in India (79 per cent) have a favorable view of the prime minister, including 55% who have a very favorable view.
A fifth of Indians (20 per cent) have an unfavorable opinion of Modi.
About six-in-ten Indians also see opposition leader Rahul Gandhi of the Indian National Congress (INC) in a positive light. In contrast, 34% have an "unfavorable" view of Rahul Gandhi.
The survey was completed a day before Rahul Gandhi was actually disqualified following unfavourable verdict from a Gujarat court.
Important findings:
** Roughly seven-in-ten Indians (70 per cent) say India’s influence in the world in recent years has been getting stronger.
In contrast, 19% say India has been getting weaker,
-- 13% say its influence has not changed.
Indians are also positive on views of the U.S. at large, with 65% saying they have a favorable view of the U.S. and 64% expressing confidence in U.S. President Joe Biden to do the right thing regarding world affairs.
Those who believe that the U.S. is the world’s leading economic power are more likely to believe that American influence is getting stronger, as are those who say the U.S. contributes to peace and stability and that the U.S. interferes in the affairs of other countries.
Many Indians also believe that Russia’s global influence has strengthened, with about four-in-ten saying that Russia’s influence in the world has been getting stronger in recent years.
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The survey has also found that the attitudes of Europeans towards India have turned more negative over time. “Favourable views of India have declined by roughly 10 percentage points or more in all five of the European countries.
The greatest change is seen in France, where just 39 per cent now have a favourable view of India, compared with 70 per cent in 2008,” the study states.
The new survey by the Pew Research Centre, which is an American think tank, surveyed 30,861 people in 24 countries from February 20 to May 22, 2023.
People in Japan, Kenya, and Nigeria said they have confidence in PM Modi’s abilities to frame the right foreign policy choices. Around 60 per cent of Kenyans hold a favourable view of PM Modi.
At the same time, half of Mexicans and Brazilians said they do not have confidence in him. People in Argentina, South Africa, South Korea, and the US are also more likely to lack confidence in Modi, the survey stated.
According to the study, 71 per cent of people in Israel said they have a favourable view of the country.
Countries like Kenya, Nigeria, and the United Kingdom also have a generally positive view of India, with at least six in ten people holding a favourable opinion, the study stated.
Indians’ views on China’s influence in the world are somewhat more mixed, with about four-in-ten also saying that China’s influence has been getting stronger.
In contrast, around three-in-ten Indians say that China’s influence has been getting weaker, more than say the same of any other country asked about. In India, negative views of China have also reached historic highs since the country was last surveyed in 2019.
Two-thirds of Indians express an unfavorable opinion of China, making India the only middle-income country where a majority has unfavorable views of China.
Roughly two-thirds of Indian adults hold a favorable view of the U.S., including 23% with a very favorable view.
Indians also give the United States’ international behavior positive ratings. About three-quarters say U.S. foreign policy takes their country’s interests into account, and seven-in-ten say the U.S. contributes to world peace.
Still, not all aspects of the U.S. are seen positively in India. Roughly two-thirds of adults in India say the U.S. interferes in the affairs of other countries.
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