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53% See India As Enemy

But there are more Pakistanis now than before who are willing to accept the conversion of the LoC into an international border—as a solution to the Kashmir problem

Outlook Web Desk

Updated on:

GALLUP-OUTLOOK POLL 
Pakistan:
53% See IndiaAs Enemy

The relationship between India and Pakistan constantly waxes and wanes, nowraising hopes of an enduring peace and then promptly dashing it. It was in August 2003that Outlook first commissioned an opinion poll in Pakistan. Soon thereafter, in January2004, India and Pakistan initiated the peace process. Now cracks appear anew. Has all thischanged attitudes in Pakistan about India? Outlook commissioned Gallup Pakistan, anaffiliate of Gallup International, to conduct an opinion poll in 13 cities there. Asexpected, attitudes towards India have remained more or less as they were in 2003, excepton one significant count: there are more Pakistanis now than before who are willing toaccept the conversion of the LoC into an international border—as a solution to theKashmir problem.
You see India as...
 
Rival
Friend
Enemy
 
28
19
53
The US is closer to... 
 
Pakistan
India
Equidistant
20
50
29
Would you accept converting the LoC into an international border as a solution to the Kashmir problem?
 
Yes
No
DK/CS
July 2006
41
58
1
August 2003
29
69
2
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Do you think the Kashmir problem can be resolved in your lifetime?
Yes
No
DK/CS
ALL
36
61
3
< 29 years
39
57
4
30- 49 years
34
63
3
50 > years
34
65
1
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Do you think India will ever part with Kashmir?
 
Yes
No
DK/CS
 
29
70
1
Is India correct in blaming Pakistan for exporting terrorism to India?
 
Yes
No
DK/CS
 
11
89
0
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“Solve Kashmir First”
Which is the best way to resolve the Kashmir issue?
July 
2006
Aug 
2003 
Jul 
2001 
Jun 
2001 
Bilaterally
39
43
47
38
UN-brokered
27
26
22
23
US-brokered
15
12
Option not in the survey
War
18
17
23
30
Others
-
-
4
6
No response
1
6
3
3
Aug 2003:  After new moves for an Indo-Pak dialogue
Jul 2001: Shortly after Pervez Musharraf’s Agra visit
Jun 2001: Shortly before Musharraf’s Agra visit

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What are the chances of war between India and Pakistan?
Jul 
2006
Aug 
2003 
Jan 
2003 
Jan 
2002 
High chance
11
6
37
32
Moderate chance
44
44
55
53
Low chance
44
47
8
14
DK/CS
1
3
-
1
Aug 2003: Border tensions had eased. New initiatives on dialogues had set in.
Jan 2003: Tension on the Indo-Pak border continuing
Jan 2002: Tension on the border; deployment of Indian troops
Is it necessary to first resolve the Kashmir issue for peaceful Indo-Pak relations ?
 
Yes
No
DK/CS
 
76
23
1



The Bus Ride Has Helped
Under which Prime Minister were Indo-Pak relations better?
 
Manmohan Singh
A.B. Vajpayee
DK/CS
 
60
34
6

Should Pakistan have trade relations with India?
 
Yes
No
DK/CS
 
60
39
1
Has people-to-people contact (bus links etc) over the last two years helped relations between India and Pakistan?
 
Yes
No
DK/CS
 
55
44
1
What impresses you most about India?
Impressed
Not  
Impressed
Neutral
DK/CS
Democracy
26
40
20
14
Military
17
54
16
13
Economy
24
40
22
14
Culture
20
53
14
13
Secularism
12
56
11
21
Methodology
The survey was conducted by Gallup Pakistan among 1,200 statistically selected households in 13 cities—Islamabad/ Rawalpindi, Lahore, Karachi, Peshawar, Quetta, Sukkru, Hyderabad, Multan, Faisalabad, Gujrat, Sahiwal, Sargodha and Mardan. Face-to-face interviews were conducted on July 23 and 24 with both men and women. The sample represented a cross-section of various income and education segments of the population. There may be an error margin of plus/minus 3-4% at 95% confidence level.
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