How Narendra Modi’s US visit is playing out
An instaVaani poll of voters across urban India showed almost universal approval of Modi's international trips and his US address
An instaVaani poll of voters across urban India, after Prime Minister Narendra Modi’s sold-out speech in Madison Square Garden, showed almost universal approval of his international trips and his US address; 92.6% of respondents said he had helped India’s cause and boosted its image internationally.
Over a quarter of Indians (25.3%), however, thought that Modi’s promise of a house for every Indian by 2022—within the next eight years—was something that he would not be able to deliver.
Some 24.2% of Indians polled thought that Modi was spending too much time abroad, while 75.8% thought that he wasn’t doing too many international trips.
Urban Indians were optimistic about Modi’s invitation to foreign investors to manufacture in India, with 85% supporting the initiative. Respondents also believed that Modi’s invitation to the world to use Indian workers would be welcomed internationally. Around 78.4% thought that the world would welcome outsourcing and Indian workers, while 21.6% thought that the reaction would be hostile.
Modi is still, clearly, an incredibly popular Prime Minister—Indians, notoriously cynical about their politicians, remain highly optimistic about Modi, and a large majority appear to believe that his most ambitious promises will be fulfilled within the promised timeframe.
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First Published:30 Sep 2014, 10:39 AM IST
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