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 |
| Dont know/cant 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 | |
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