… Overall, despite historical and territorial frictions, Asia-Pacific publics tend to view their regional neighbors in a positive light, with Japan judged most favorably. But these same publics also express limited confidence in the region’s most prominent national leaders when it comes to their handling of international issues. These are […] Read more »
Canada, Great Britain Are Americans’ Most Favored Nations
Americans’ current views of foreign nations range from highly positive evaluations of Canada (92% favorable) and Great Britain (90%) to highly negative ratings of Iran (11%) and North Korea (9%). CONT. Jay Loschky & Rebecca Riffkin, Gallup Read more »
Putin, Rousseff Plunge in Bloomberg Global Poll, While Modi Soars
Three of the newest leaders in emerging markets are enjoying strong support among analysts and investors while two of the longer-standing figures plunged in popularity in a Bloomberg Global Poll. CONT. Boris Korby, Bloomberg News Read more »
Among Polling Firms, Only One Got the Indian Elections Right
After the final vote was cast on May 12, exit polls pointed to a win by the opposition Bharatiya Janata Party led by its candidate for prime minister, Narendra Modi. But only one polling firm, Today’s Chanakya, predicted the magnitude of both the B.J.P.’s victory and the governing Indian National […] Read more »
Cash-For-Polls Puzzles India Investors as Modi Lead Widens
The pioneer of political opinion polls in India says he has good reason not to trust them: he has been asked to rig them on more than 10 occasions over the past two decades in return for envelopes of cash. N. Bhaskara Rao, who has conducted surveys for Robert F. […] Read more »
Indians Want Political Change
Seven-in-ten Indians are dissatisfied with the way things are going in India today, according to a new Pew Research Center survey. And, with the Indian parliamentary elections just weeks away, the Indian public, by a margin of more than three-to-one, would prefer the Hindu-nationalist opposition Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) to […] Read more »