The American think-tank Pew Research Center conducted a major international survey between January 8 to April 26, 2025. In this, people of 24 countries of the world were asked about India’s opinion. In the survey, 47% of the people have positive opinions towards India, negative opinion of 38% people, while 13% people did not give any opinion. In this way, India’s image is still in a positive direction globally. An interesting thing also came to light in this survey. Men kept a positive attitude towards India compared to women in half of 24 countries.
65 percent of Japan, 54 per cent of Netherlands, 63 per cent of Germany, 33 per cent of Argentina, 40 per cent of Poland and 49 per cent of Hungary have positive thinking towards India, while women in these countries are less positive about India’s opinion than men.
Impact of global events on India’s image
The survey took place when Pakistan carried out a terrorist attack on 22 April 2025 in Pahalgam, Kashmir. Also, US President Donald Trump had announced to increase tariffs on imported goods from India. These incidents had a profound impact on India’s image. While some countries saw India as a strong power and stable democracy, some countries adopted a negative attitude due to political disputes and regional conflicts.
India’s global image
India’s image is constantly developing. Its economic progress, technical achievements and increasing participation in international forums establishes India as a big global player. In terms of positive signals, India’s strong economy, IT sector, space mission and youth population keep the country in a strong position in the world. India has always stood for its right. An example of this was seen in Operation Sindoor, when India rescued Pakistan’s sixes and later presented Pakistan’s misdeeds in front of the whole world with evidence. Apart from this, India is not bowing before the US even after putting a tariff on behalf of Donald Trump.
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