India second most trusted nation |
India has emerged as the second most trusted country in the world in terms of faith reposed on its institutions even as globally trust levels have fallen, says a survey. At the Davos gathering of the World Economic Forum of the rich and powerful, a study by public relations firm Edelman said the general level of trust in institutions among college-educated people around the globe are at levels not seen since 2009 in many of the markets it surveyed. Trust in institutions in India has improved sharply in 2015 with the country moving up three notches to the second place among 27 nations. The number of "distruster" countries has grown significantly to 13 including Japan, Russia, Hong Kong, South Africa and Italy. Brazil, Malaysia, France and the US are among the 8 "neutral" nations as per the trust index. India, which last year saw BJP-led NDA government storming to power at the Centre, stands tall. Trust in government, business, media and NGOs in the general population were below 50 percent in two-thirds of countries, including the US, UK and Germany, it said. The study has put Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi`s image on the first page. Government was the only institution to gain trust in 2015, driven by improvements in 16 countries, including India. In terms of NGOs in India, trust was almost flat at 74 percent from 75 percent. Also, while trust in media has fallen in more than half of the countries, India appears to have scored well on that front too with 76 percent in 2015 vis a vis 71 percent in 2014.
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