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New York, London, Beijing... 54% Say India Is A Rising Power

Do those anonymous faces thronging the streets of different cities in the world too share in this great buzz about India?

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GfK MODE-OUTLOOK POLL

New York, London, Beijing...54% Say India Is A Rising Power

Lately, India has acquired a palpable buzz about it: a rising power, an economicpowerhouse, a pillar of stability, a country whose time has come. It's invited to the hightable to sup with the big powers. Praises are showered on India for what it is, there aregrandiose expectations of what it could still become. Are these just the sentiments ofpolicy wonks? Or do those anonymous faces thronging the streets of different cities in theworld too share in this great buzz about India? For answers, Outlook commissioned GfK Modeto conduct surveys in New York, London and Beijing, quizzing their citizens on how theysee India. GfK is the fifth-largest research company in the world, and recently tied upwith Mode, a reputed research company operating for the past 25 years in India.
Figures in %
ALL
NY
Lndn
Bjng
NEW
YORK
LONDON
BEIJING
Which of these best describes India?
A global power
10
9
5
16
A rising power
54
50
61
51
A nuclear weapons state
8
5
9
10
A Third World country
25
31
20
23
Don’t know/can’t say 
3
4
5
-
How apt are the following attributes describing Indians?
Hard-working and disciplined
91
82
44
Spiritual
91
79
85
Corrupt
28
14
24
Lazy and inefficient
4
2
22
Tolerant and non-violent
61
54
46
Dogmatic and fanatical
24
10
25
Intelligent and intellectual
85
75
65



Give India A Seat In UNSC
Should India be made a permanent member of the UN Security Council?
Yes
56
72
59
37
No
30
19
13
58
Don’t know/can’t say
13
9
29
5
What is the possibility of India becoming an economic superpower in the next ten years?
It is certain
5
3
7
4
There is a large possibility
33
38
33
28
There is a small possibility
38
37
35
41
Almost impossible
16
11
13
24
Completely impossible
3
3
3
3
Don’t know/can’t say
6
7
9
0

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China Better To Invest In
Which of the following best represents your opinion about the US-India-China relationship in the future?
India and America ally against China
17
19
9
23
India and China ally against America
14
6
12
25
America and China ally to dominate the world
9
9
8
10
India and China go to war to dominate Asia
18
11
17
26
Don’t know/can’t say
42
55
54
16
Between India and China, which country do you think is better to invest in?
India
23
35
27
8
China
63
50
51
84
Neither
2
1
3
3
Don’t know/can’t say
12
13
19
5
Do you think India can rival China as an Asian Superpower ?
Yes
38
45
40
30
No
52
45
45
68
Don’t know/can’t say
9
11
15
2
Will India overtake China economically by the end of the next decade?
Yes
16
17
13
17
No
72
69
66
82
Don’t know/can’t say
12
14
21
1
Do you think India and China will go to war with each other in the future?
Yes
15
14
5
25
No
69
73
65
70
Don’t know/can’t say
16
13
30
5

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India Won’t Disintegrate
Which one of the following is the most likely outcome in the Indo-Pak dispute over Kashmir?
Solve the Kashmir problem and make peace
39
24
49
44
Go to war, but no use of nuclear weapons
28
26
29
30
Go to war using nuclear weapons
7
13
6
3
Don’t know anything about the Kashmir problem
14
20
3
18
Can’t say
12
17
13
5
Do the following things about India interest you? (Affirmative responses given below)
Wealth of historic monuments
70
81
76
Wildlife and natural beauty
71
83
68
Economic growth
81
59
55
The people of India
80
83
31
Food/cuisine
56
85
27
Religion and spirituality
56
51
51
Hindi cinema/ Bollywood
33
30
76
How likely is it that India, with its multi-ethnic, multi-religious society, will disintegrate into smaller states?
It is certain
1
0
2
2
There is a large possibility
8
12
9
4
There is a small possibility
37
41
51
19
Almost impossible
32
22
15
57
Completely impossible
8
5
7
13
Don’t know/can’t say
13
19
16
3
* Some figures may not add up to 100 as they have been rounded off
Methodology
The study was conducted with the help of a close-ended questionnaire. Respondents were interviewed telephonically using the CATI (computer-aided telephonic interview) technology. Some 150 respondents were interviewed in each of the three cities—New York, London and Beijing. All five boroughs of New York were covered. In London, those residing within Zone 5 and 6 of the Underground were interviewed. All urban districts within Beijing were covered. The interviews were conducted in the last week of July 2006.

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