Mood of the Nation poll: Indians believe country's military can beat China's

[beijingwalker]

Mood of the Nation poll: Indians believe country's military can beat China's
MOTN: 72 per cent of those polled said "India can win against China"; 9 per cent answered "we cannot defeat China"; 10 per cent believe the dispute will end in a stalemate, while 9 per cent could not form any conclusive view.
New Delhi
August 7, 2020
UPDATED: August 7, 2020 21:37 IST

What will happen if India and China go to war over the boundary dispute? 72 per cent of Indians polled in the India Today-Karvy Insights Mood of the Nation (MOTN) survey are confident that the Indian military can win against China's.

When respondents were asked: "How would you compare India's military capabilities versus China's?", 72 per cent of those polled said "India can win against China"; 9 per cent answered "we cannot defeat China"; 10 per cent believe the dispute will end in a stalemate, while 9 per cent could not form any conclusive view.

The intensifying India-China border tensions have strained diplomatic, military and trade relationships between the two countries. The dispute escalated after a violent clash broke out between the Indian and the Chinese troops in Ladakh's Galwan Valley on June 15 this year. 20 Indian Army personnel including a commanding officer (CO) were killed in the fierce clash. Currently, Corps Commander-level talks are on to review the de-escalation strategy at disputed regions including the Pangong Tso Lake.

Indian has been looking to boost its military capabilities. Recently, the country welcomed five Rafale fighter jets that are expected to be a "game-changer" for the Indian Air Force. The first batch of five Rafale fighter aircraft arrived at the Ambala airbase on July 28. It's not clear if these jets will be deployed in the Ladakh region amid the growing tensions with China.

Meanwhile, India has garnered support from several countries including the US and Japan and Australia. According to a report, experts believe that India-China border tensions may boost India-US relations.


THE METHODOLOGY

The MOTN poll was conducted by a Delhi-based market research agency between July 15, 2020, and July 27, 2020.

This poll has traditionally been conducted using face-to-face interviewing method. However, in this edition of the survey, due to the unprecedented situation arising out of Covid-19 pandemic, all interviews were conducted telephonically using a standard structured questionnaire, which was translated into regional languages.

A total of 12,021 interviews were conducted -- 67 per cent in rural and 33 per cent in urban areas -- spread across 97 parliamentary constituencies and 194 assembly constituencies in 19 states -- Andhra Pradesh, Assam, Bihar, Chhattisgarh, Delhi, Gujarat, Haryana, Jharkhand, Karnataka, Kerala, Madhya Pradesh, Maharashtra, Odisha, Punjab, Rajasthan, Tamil Nadu, Telangana, Uttar Pradesh and West Bengal. In each of the assembly constituencies, a fixed number of interviews were done.

The fieldwork for the MOTN poll was conducted under the supervision of Ranjit Chib, Chairman of Karvy Insights. He was assisted by Associate Vice-President Debashis Chatterjee and Assistant Manager Sonal Talwar.

https://www.indiatoday.in/mood-of-t...-ladakh-pm-modi-government-1708897-2020-08-07

 

[Imran Khan]

Indians live in bolltwood if bollywood make movies india win from US+NATO indians will believe it too

 

[HAIDER]

Mood of the Nation poll: Indians believe country's military can beat China's
MOTN: 72 per cent of those polled said "India can win against China"; 9 per cent answered "we cannot defeat China"; 10 per cent believe the dispute will end in a stalemate, while 9 per cent could not form any conclusive view.
New Delhi
August 7, 2020
UPDATED: August 7, 2020 21:37 IST

What will happen if India and China go to war over the boundary dispute? 72 per cent of Indians polled in the India Today-Karvy Insights Mood of the Nation (MOTN) survey are confident that the Indian military can win against China's.

When respondents were asked: "How would you compare India's military capabilities versus China's?", 72 per cent of those polled said "India can win against China"; 9 per cent answered "we cannot defeat China"; 10 per cent believe the dispute will end in a stalemate, while 9 per cent could not form any conclusive view.

The intensifying India-China border tensions have strained diplomatic, military and trade relationships between the two countries. The dispute escalated after a violent clash broke out between the Indian and the Chinese troops in Ladakh's Galwan Valley on June 15 this year. 20 Indian Army personnel including a commanding officer (CO) were killed in the fierce clash. Currently, Corps Commander-level talks are on to review the de-escalation strategy at disputed regions including the Pangong Tso Lake.

Indian has been looking to boost its military capabilities. Recently, the country welcomed five Rafale fighter jets that are expected to be a "game-changer" for the Indian Air Force. The first batch of five Rafale fighter aircraft arrived at the Ambala airbase on July 28. It's not clear if these jets will be deployed in the Ladakh region amid the growing tensions with China.

Meanwhile, India has garnered support from several countries including the US and Japan and Australia. According to a report, experts believe that India-China border tensions may boost India-US relations.


THE METHODOLOGY

The MOTN poll was conducted by a Delhi-based market research agency between July 15, 2020, and July 27, 2020.

This poll has traditionally been conducted using face-to-face interviewing method. However, in this edition of the survey, due to the unprecedented situation arising out of Covid-19 pandemic, all interviews were conducted telephonically using a standard structured questionnaire, which was translated into regional languages.

A total of 12,021 interviews were conducted -- 67 per cent in rural and 33 per cent in urban areas -- spread across 97 parliamentary constituencies and 194 assembly constituencies in 19 states -- Andhra Pradesh, Assam, Bihar, Chhattisgarh, Delhi, Gujarat, Haryana, Jharkhand, Karnataka, Kerala, Madhya Pradesh, Maharashtra, Odisha, Punjab, Rajasthan, Tamil Nadu, Telangana, Uttar Pradesh and West Bengal. In each of the assembly constituencies, a fixed number of interviews were done.

The fieldwork for the MOTN poll was conducted under the supervision of Ranjit Chib, Chairman of Karvy Insights. He was assisted by Associate Vice-President Debashis Chatterjee and Assistant Manager Sonal Talwar.

https://www.indiatoday.in/mood-of-t...-ladakh-pm-modi-government-1708897-2020-08-07

Indians have some spiritual power they will destroy you within minutes. If you don't believe then see Indian movies.

 

[I S I]

This explains...


India Has Surpassed Mexico To Become The Most Ignorant Nation In The World: Survey
Top of the charts.

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  By Rukmini S

MAREK ULIASZ


India has been ranked as the most 'ignorant' of a list of 40 countries where respondents were surveyed on their perceptions tested against reality.

The findings of the 2016 Ipsos MORI Perils of Perception Survey released on Wednesday show that Indian respondents mistakenly thought that Muslims make up twice as much (28%) of the population than they actually do (14.2%). Many developed countries were much worse off, with French respondents estimating that there were more than four times as many Muslims in their country (31%) as there really are (7.5%). Muslim-majority Indonesia and Turkey were the only two of the 40 countries that underestimated the Muslim population.

For the Indian sample, the survey was conducted on 500 individuals aged 18-64 between 22 September and 6 November. As the poll was conducted online, the sample was better educated and more well-off than the average Indian but was weighted to the known population profile, an Ipsos representative said. You can take the quiz here.

Fear-mongering about Muslim presence in a country appears to have successfully created a strong misconception about a Muslim population explosion. Every country except Malaysia, Indonesia and Turkey, significantly overestimates the likely Muslim population in 2020; in India, respondents thought that more than one of every three people in 2020 would be Muslim while the actual share is likely to be less than half of that at 15.4%.

Indians were also significantly off the mark in guessing the share of GDP that the government spends on health; while the actual spending is less than 5% of the GDP, the survey respondents charitably estimated it at 23%.

Indians were the most far off among all countries in guessing the share of wealth held by the country's rich and poor. While the poorest 70% of Indians hold just 10% of household wealth, the Indian respondents' average guess was 39%.

Indians were also way off the mark in estimating the share of Indians who own their own homes. While the actual figure is 87%--driven largely by the fact that renting is rare in rural India and among non-migrants--the Indians surveyed believed this figure was 44%.

The index was calculated based on the magnitude of error between the average guess and the real number for five factual questions. India also ranked as the second most ignorant in 2015, after Mexico. This year, China, Taiwan, South Africa and the US followed India.

What Ipsos calls "ignorance" could well be lack of access to education or the media. "There are multiple reasons for these errors – from our struggle with simple maths and proportions, to media coverage of issues, to social psychology explanations of our mental shortcuts or biases, " said Bobby Duffy, Managing Director of Ipsos MORI Social Research Institute . "It is also clear from our "Index of Ignorance" that the countries who tend to do worst have relatively low internet penetrations: given this is an online survey, this will reflect the fact that this more middle-class and connected population think the rest of their countries are more like them than they really are."

Note: this story has been updated with a comment from Ipsos on the composition of the Indian sample.



https://www.huffingtonpost.in/2016/...ecome-the-most-ignorant-nation-in_a_21628333/

 

[beijingwalker]

As de-escalation with China hits roadblock, Indian Army Chief asks commanders to ‘prepare for any eventuality’
India

Times Now Digital
Updated Aug 07, 2020 | 21:21 IST

The demand comes a day after the Army Chief went on a two-day visit to Arunachal Pradesh to review preparedness at forward points along the Line of Actual Control.

New Delhi: Indian Army Chief General Manoj Mukund Naravane on Friday asked his field commanders to be prepared for any eventuality and maintain the highest operational preparedness.

The demand comes a day after the Army Chief went on a two-day visit to Arunachal Pradesh to review preparedness at forward points along the Line of Actual Control in the north-eastern state amid expansionist misadventures by China into Indian territory.

https://www.timesnownews.com/india/...manders-to-prepare-for-any-eventuality/633650

 

[I S I]

As de-escalation with China hits roadblock, Indian Army Chief asks commanders to ‘prepare for any eventuality’

indian army chief: are you ready jawans? jawans? ...? :/

 

[cloud4000]

Will this war include nuclear weapons? If so, can anyone emerge victorious, assuming either country is left standing?

 

[FOOLS_NIGHTMARE]

They so desperately desire a war, "ATMA ko Shanti " will only be achieved by some BIG Chinese fireworks.. Another poll on TOI.

https://twitter.com/x/status/1291754124430569477

 

[Pan-Islamic-Pakistan]

Well, this is good for us. They can make the first mistake.

 

[FOOLS_NIGHTMARE]

Well, this is good for us

This will be an opportunity of a life time. Come on Bajwa sahib get your horses ready .

 

[jaibi]

It seems that the propaganda machine that has been taking over much of their media has worked. It helps the power party in either case, in case they fail they're going to blame the old state of affairs and mentality of passivity rather than aggression and utilize the general feeling of defeat with further zeal and ride that wave to solidify their political power. I refer to the right wing media lobby there. At the same time this would also trigger a local arms race which would see other powers up the ante accordingly which would in result drive further fear into the local population which would attract further right wing power to creep lower.

 

[Stannis Baratheon]

I too like a good joke.

 

[bhola record]

how is the josh ????
rockbottom

 

[jaibi]

Users recommending Pakistan take aggressive action are being moronic, sorry but just my opinion here. That would directly play into the strategy that is being employed. If Pakistan provokes India into a direct conflict then it risks infrastructure damage on to the next generation development project. We cannot afford that. China is going to be directly involved because they have made this a part of their constitution to project the sovereignty. That would be to our detriment as it is too great a risk.
At the same time the enemy sees that and they would be trying to increase the pressure or go for a misadventure. Perhaps stress separatist groups to increase tension. However, if we take an intelligent defensive posture then we can play this correctly to increase pressure in turn on the strategic fund. Which is needed because that's the only hope for solution. Either that or we will risk a nuclear flash point to get unstably hot which is not in the interest of the world.

 

[bhola record]

This will be an opportunity of a life time. Come on Bajwa sahib get your horses ready .

this is going to get very hot any minnute let's not waste this moment