Making A Difference

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

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53% See India As Enemy
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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.

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You see India as...
 RivalFriendEnemy
 281953

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The US is closer to... 
 PakistanIndiaEquidistant
205029

Would you accept converting the LoC into an international border as a solution to the Kashmir problem?
 YesNoDK/CS
July 200641581
August 200329692

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Do you think the Kashmir problem can be resolved in your lifetime?
YesNoDK/CS
ALL36613
< 29 years39574
30- 49 years34633
50 > years34651

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Do you think India will ever part with Kashmir?
 YesNoDK/CS
 29701

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Is India correct in blaming Pakistan for exporting terrorism to India?
 YesNoDK/CS
 11890

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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 
Bilaterally39434738UN-brokered27262223US-brokered1512Option not in the surveyWar18172330Others--46No response1633Aug 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 chance1163732
Moderate chance44445553
Low chance4447814
DK/CS13-1
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

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Is it necessary to first resolve the Kashmir issue for peaceful Indo-Pak relations ?
 YesNoDK/CS
 76231

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The Bus Ride Has Helped


Under which Prime Minister were Indo-Pak relations better? Manmohan SinghA.B. VajpayeeDK/CS 60346

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Should Pakistan have trade relations with India?
 YesNoDK/CS
 60391

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Has people-to-people contact (bus links etc) over the last two years helped relations between India and Pakistan?
 YesNoDK/CS
 55441

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What impresses you most about India?
ImpressedNot  
Impressed
NeutralDK/CS
Democracy26402014
Military17541613
Economy24402214
Culture20531413
Secularism12561121

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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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