Hindustan Times
NEW DELHI, INDIA, June 7, 2003: A survey of people’s attitudes from around the world has shown Indians were the most nationalistic. The latest survey of the US-based Pew Global Attitudes Project (http://people-press.org/), “Views of a Changing World,” asked people of 44 countries about the superiority of their culture, their wariness regarding foreign influence on their way of life, and whether “parts of other countries belong to us.” 74 percent of Indians “completely agreed” with the statement their culture was number one. This was more than any other country and 11 percent higher than Turkey, the next proudest nation. In comparison, the comparable figure for Americans was 23 percent. A few countries topped India on specific points, but none showed consistent approval on all fronts. The survey’s authors concluded Indians were the “most likely to agree with all the three statements.”