Posted on 06/13/2006 10:16:18 AM PDT by The Lion Roars
In 2005, 71 per cent of Indians said they had a favourable opinion of the United States - a figure that dropped to 56 per cent this year.
At the same time, however, while confidence in Bush's leadership stumbled in much of the world - going to 50 per cent from 62 per cent in the United States over the past year and to 30 per cent from 37 per cent in Great Britain - India's views of the US President climbed to 56 per cent from 54 per cent.
The results come during a watershed year in US-Indian relations. Bush travelled to India in March to sign a broad nuclear agreement under which the United States will share nuclear material and know-how with India in exchange for international safeguards.
The nuclear deal, which still must be approved by the US Congress, is wildly popular in India where it is seen as an acknowledgment that this still-developing nation is increasingly accepted as a serious international power.
Indian political analysts were not surprised by the poll results.
"Bush is viewed as a friend of India, and the decision on signing a nuclear deal with India was a leap of faith," said C. Uday Bhaskar, Deputy Director of the Institute for Defense Studies and Analyses, a New Delhi-based think-tank.
(Excerpt) Read more at expressindia.com ...
Something is clearly dysfunctional within the Indian MSM.
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I work with many Indians, and they've really made it a pleasure to do business. Sometimes things get a little frustrating b/w our office here and the one in New Delhi, but that's gonna happen when you're doing business halfway across the world.
All in all, I'd like to praise Bush for strengthening relations between the two most populous democracies on the planet.
I was hoping that this was to let us know what the Hopi, Ute and Navajo think about the US, President Bush and current immigration policy.
I can answer that too!!
Navajo president calls for ouster of George Bush
http://indianz.com/News/2004/004713.asp
Navajo Nation President Joe Shirley Jr. called on Navajo voters to oust President George W. Bush over the administration's handling of the trust fund.
Shirley joined the plaintiffs in the Indian trust fund suit at a chapter meeting in New Mexico. He said Navajos should seek a greater voice in the lawsuit.
Shirley's office disputed comments attributed to him about settling the case. Shirley gave his remarks in Navajo and the Associated Press reporter was said to be relying on a mistranslation.
Shirley has endorsed Sen. John Kerry (D-Massachusetts) for president. Shirley is one of the tribal advisers to the campaign.
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