Clary, Lalwani, and Siddiqui with an important new survey on Indian views of foreign policy issues; Confidence and Nationalism in Modi’s India:
“A new 7000-person survey conducted by phone in India between April 13 and May 14, 2022, finds:
- high levels of support for Prime Minister Narendra Modi, who likely remains among the most popular national leaders in the world today;
- extraordinary nationalist sentiment among Indians, at high levels compared to prior cross-national surveys using identical question wording;
- troubling signs of intolerance toward India’s large Muslim minority, which helps provide context to recent controversies;
- strong confidence in the Indian government’s ability to defend India against potential domestic and foreign threats;
- expectations among a majority of Indian respondents that the U.S. military would support India in the event of a war with China or Pakistan; and
- large majorities in favor of Indian numerical nuclear superiority against its adversaries.”
Paul Staniland 