67% Indians believe India is moving in the right direction; India placed 2nd in optimism across 29 markets in August 2024: Ipsos What Worries the World
Worry around unemployment (-6%) and inflation (-7%) recedes
The August 2024 wave of the Ipsos What Worries the World global survey shows that at least 2 in 3 urban Indians polled (67%) were seen to be optimistic about the future believing the country is moving in the right direction. Indonesia (70%) was seen to have improved two ranks moving from the 3rd spot to the No.1 spot. Singapore (66%) on the contrary was seen to drop two ranks to be placed 3rd in the ranking.
The markets most pessimistic and with lowest scores about future prospects of their country were Peru (12%), Israel (20%), France (24%) and Japan (24%).
Ipsos’ What Worries the World survey tracks public opinion on the most important social and political issues across 29 countries today, drawing on over
ten years of data to place the latest scores in context.
The global report presents the top concerns around the world, alongside whether people think things in their country are heading in the right or wrong direction.
“India is like a beacon of hope for most markets as despite being the world’s most populous country and beset with natural calamities in August at different fronts, we have trudged forward. Even with tough global crises and macro-economic conditions, the citizens have confidence in how the country is being steered and the positive direction in which it is headed,” Amit Adarkar, Ipsos India CEO, said.
Top worries – local and global
Worries around issues notwithstanding, the survey shows that urban indians have reported fall in worries around unemployment (-6%), inflation (-7%), financial/ political corruption (-1%) and crime and violence (-1%). Though the top worries continued to be the same – unemployment (33%), inflation (31%), financial/ political corruption (21%), crime and violence (20%) and poverty and social inequality (19%).
"It is good to see the govt addressing these macro issues to mitigate its impact on the common man and we see worries around key issues receding among the citizens. The yo-yo impact however continues as these macro issues do not act in isolation but are interdependent on different factors like the global economy, war, job cuts, monsoons etc," added Adarkar.
Global worries largely hovered around inflation (32%), poverty and social inequality (31%), crime and violence (29%), unemployment (27%) and financial and political inflation (24%).
