New Delhi: India has risen in the Global Optimism Index charts following Operation Sindoor, which was conducted by our Armed Forces to avenge the brutal killing of 26 innocent men in the Pahalgam terror attack.
In the May edition of Ipsos ‘What Worries the World’ survey, India improved by three percentage points to be ranked No. 4 on the global list of the optimism index.
Incidentally, the three countries ahead of India are also from Asia — Singapore, Malaysia and Indonesia.
The survey, conducted every month in 30 countries, studies what people think about different social and political issues, and asks them whether their country is moving in the right direction or not.
The latest survey was conducted after the May 7 to 10 military conflict between India and Pakistan. About 65% of Indians who took part in the survey think that the country is moving in the right direction. In the previous survey, the figure was 62%.
In contrast to India, several developed countries reflected pessimism in the survey, with the global average being 37%.
France, South Korea and Peru are among the countries placed at the bottom of the table.
Terrorism and India
India has been the victim of terrorism over decades. The dreaded topic resurfaced on April 22 following the shocking terror attack in Baisaran valley, near Pahalgam.
The survey showed an 11-point rise in the number of Indians who view terrorism as a major national concern, bringing the total to 26% — the highest level since October 2019.
According to the survey, terrorism is the third major problem in India, after inflation (37%) and unemployment (33%).
