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title: "3. Indians’ views of India"
description: "Roughly seven-in-ten Indians say India’s influence in the world in recent years has been getting stronger. In contrast, 19% say India has been getting weaker, and 13% say its influence has not changed. This question was also asked of 19 countries in 2022, and relatively few overall felt that India’s influence was growing. A median […]"
date: "2023-08-29"
authors:
  - name: "Christine Huang"
    job_title: "Former Research Associate"
    link: "https://www.pewresearch.org/staff/christine-huang/"
  - name: "Moira Fagan"
    job_title: "Research Associate"
    link: "https://www.pewresearch.org/staff/moira-fagan/"
  - name: "Sneha Gubbala"
    job_title: "Research Analyst"
    link: "https://www.pewresearch.org/staff/sneha-gubbala/"
url: "https://www.pewresearch.org/global/2023/08/29/indians-views-of-india/"
categories:
  - "China Global Image"
  - "Global Balance of Power"
  - "Global Image of Countries"
  - "Leaders"
  - "Narendra Modi"
  - "U.S. Global Image"
  - "World Leaders"
datasets:
  - name: "Spring 2023 Survey Data"
    url: "https://www.pewresearch.org/dataset/spring-2023-survey-data/"
---

# 3. Indians’ views of India

Roughly seven-in-ten Indians say India’s influence in the world in recent years has been getting stronger. In contrast, 19% say India has been getting weaker, and 13% say its influence has not changed. This question was also asked of 19 countries in 2022, and relatively few overall felt that India’s influence was growing. A median of 28% said India’s influence was getting stronger, while 13% said it was getting weaker. Instead, a plurality in 2022 saw India’s influence in the world as staying about the same: a median of 48% held this view.

***Related: ***[***Key facts as India surpasses China as the world’s most populous country***](https://www.pewresearch.org/short-reads/2023/02/09/key-facts-as-india-surpasses-china-as-the-worlds-most-populous-country/)

[![A bar chart showing that many Indians feel their country is growing in influence.](https://www.pewresearch.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/20/2023/08/PG_2023.08.29_views-of-india_03-01.png?w=640)](https://www.pewresearch.org/global/2023/08/29/indians-views-of-india/pg_2023-08-29_views-of-india_03-01-png/)

Those who support the governing parties in the [National Democratic Alliance](https://indianexpress.com/article/explained/explained-politics/38-parties-nda-8848786/) (which includes Modi’s party, the BJP) are much more likely to say India’s influence is on the rise: 77% of those who identify with the governing parties say this, compared with 60% of those who don’t identify with these parties. Men, too, are more likely than women to believe India is getting stronger on the world stage (71% vs. 65%, respectively). For more information on how we classify governing parties, read [Appendix A](https://www.pewresearch.org/global/2023/08/29/views-of-india-appendix-a/).

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