# Pew survey shows India’s global appeal, but Pakistan starkly differs 2026-08-15T15:05:25+00:00 | Governance | Indian Opinion Desk Corroboration: 2 independent outlets A new Pew Research Centre survey across 36 nations shows 45 per cent of respondents globally hold a favourable view of India, while 41 per cent express mixed opinions. Sri Lanka leads with 79 per cent favourability, followed by Britain at 71 per cent and Germany at 63 per cent. However, only 7 per cent in Pakistan view India positively, while the US is split at 45 per cent favourable and 50 per cent unfavourable. Separately, Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Saturday announced plans to create a modern civil defence volunteer network, trained in contemporary systems to handle security challenges. He linked the move to self-reliance in defence, citing domestic production rising to Rs 1.78 lakh crore in 2025-26 from Rs 46,000 crore in 2014, and exports reaching Rs 38,424 crore. ## Coverage - bazaar.businesstoday.in - tupaki.com This story was synthesised by AI from the 2 sources linked above. Updated: this story now draws on 2 sources. Last updated 2026-09-27T06:16:35+00:00. Tags: Civil Defence, India, Lal Qila, Narendra Modi Canonical: https://indianopinion.org/pew-survey-shows-indias-global-appeal-but-pakistan-starkly-differs/ License: Summary and commentary (c) Indian Opinion, reusable with attribution. Facts belong to the linked sources. Cite: https://indianopinion.org/pew-survey-shows-indias-global-appeal-but-pakistan-starkly-differs/#story-in-brief Review state: restored archive article, accurate at time of publication, not offered to search indexes. How this brief was made: an AI model read the reports linked above and wrote this summary and analysis, which were published automatically. Published briefs are sampled every hour by an automated quality check; the editor verifies its findings and approves corrections, and corrected briefs carry a dated correction line. Stance labels are editorial classifications of how each outlet framed this story, assigned by the same model, not ratings of the outlets. We do no original reporting. Methodology: https://indianopinion.org/ai-use-policy/