Majority Satisfied With India's Response to Pak; Divided on Ceasefire: Survey
The Quint looks at how India's citizens evaluated the India-Pakistan conflict and the events that followed:
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63.3 percent people were completely satisfied with the Prime Minister Narendra Modi-led government's response to the 22 April Pahalgam terror attack and its handling of the situation so far.
This was one of the findings of a survey conducted by CVoter among Indian adults between 10 May and 12 May — days after India's precision strikes on terror bases in Pakistan under Operation Sindoor.
The surveyors have asked a set of 12 questions to the sample before as well as after the ceasefire was announced on Saturday, 10 May.
Interestingly, the proportion of people 'completely satisfied' with the government's action fell from 68.1 percent before the ceasefire was announced to 63.3 percent after both India and Pakistan agreed to stop firing. At the same time, 5.3 percent were 'completely dissatisfied' with the government's response post-Pahalgam, which nearly doubled to 10.2 percent after ceasefire was announced.
Relying on the survey's findings, The Quint looks at how India's citizens evaluated the India-Pakistan conflict and the events that followed:
'Unwavering Trust in the Indian Armed Forces'
According to the survey, 91.1 percent people have 'a lot of trust' in the capabilities of the Indian Armed Forces, which increased minutely to 92.3 percent after ceasefire was announced.
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However, when asked if they felt safe amid the simmering tensions between India and Pakistan, 67.5 percent said they felt very safe — the proportion dipping to 63.9 percent post-ceasefire. By contrast, 21 percent felt somewhat safe while 6.5 percent felt absolutely unsafe. The proportion of people dwindled slightly in both categories post-ceasefire.
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In addition, 42.6 percent respondents said that they were 'very concerned' about the India Pakistan conflict — a number that quickly declined by 8 percentage points after ceasefire was announced. Meanwhile, 34 percent were 'somewhat concerned' about the conflict, which decreased to 32.8 percent after ceasefire was announced.
'Mixed Reaction on Ceasefire; No Trust in Pakistan'
As per the survey findings, 42.6 percent, or a little less than half, said that they completely support the ceasefire between India and Pakistan. By contrast, 29.3 percent — or one in every three respondents — said that they don't support the ceasefire at all.
On being asked for how long will Pakistan stick to the ceasefire agreement, the most common answer (35.3%) given by the respondents was 'some days.' While 25.6 percent respondents said that Pakistan will abide by ceasefire for 'some hours', 15.8 percent felt Pakistan would do so for 'some months.' By contrast, only 3.7 percent believed that this time Pakistan will stick to the ceasefire agreement forever.
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When asked how successful has India been in achieving its objectives in the conflict pre-ceasefire, 44.9 percent respondents said chose 'completely successful.' At the same time, 36.5 percent said that India was 'successful to some extent,' while 13.2 percent said that India was 'not successful at all.'
'Terrorist Incidents Won't Stop Post-Ceasefire'
On being asked what they thought was the main reason for the ceasefire, the most popular answer was 'diplomatic pressure from the world's major powers.' While 17.9 percent said it could be because of 'economic and internal challenges of both countries, 11.3 percent attributed it to the fear of a nuclear war.
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As per the survey, 47.6 percent of the respondents said that terrorist incidents won't stop at all even after both countries have agreed to ceasefire. Meanwhile, 32.3 percent believed that terror attacks would stop but to a small extent.
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'China Bigger Threat to India than Pakistan'
51.8 percent, or a little over half the respondents, believed China to be a bigger threat to Indian than Pakistan post-ceasefire.
Before the ceasefire was announced on 10 May, 27.7 percent respondents considered Pakistan to be a bigger threat. But this number declined to 19.6 percent post-ceasefire.
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When asked which country do they trust more to protect India's interests, the United States or Russia, 68 percent respondents voted in favour of the latter. By contrast, only 12.2 percent said they trusted the US more than Russia after ceasefire was announced.
On being asked if India was getting enough support from countries in its fight against terrorism, 46.7 percent respondents said, 'yes, completely,' while 34.2 percent said, 'yes, to some extent.'