Indian public opinion toward the major powers Aidan Milliff, Paul Staniland

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

Milliff, Aidan, author.

Staniland, Paul, 1982- author.

Series:

Cambridge elements. Elements in Indo-Pacific security

Cambridge elements. Elements in Indo-Pacific security 3033-4837

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

India--Foreign relations--Public opinion.

India.

Public opinion--India.

Public opinion.

Physical Description:

1 online resource

Place of Publication:

Cambridge Cambridge University Press 2026

Summary:

"How has Indian public opinion toward the United States, China, and Russia/USSR evolved from the 1950s to the present and to what extent does it shape foreign policy? This Element assembles and analyzes more than sixty years of survey data, including newly recovered United States Information Agency–funded polls from the Indian Institute of Public Opinion as well as contemporary nationally representative surveys from Pew, Gallup, and others. The authors use the data to examine long-run trends, short-term reactions to shocks, and the domestic cleavages that structure opinion. They argue that Indian public attitudes are more coherent and responsive to international events than commonly assumed, yet are unequally voiced across socioeconomic groups. The findings speak both to India-specific debates about democracy and foreign policy and to broader international relations theories of public opinion, accountability, and major power politics"-- Cambridge Core

Contents:

Public opinion and rising India

New insights from old data

India and China : decades of distrust

The United States and India : a tumultuous history

India and Russia’s long partnership

Implications for research and policy

Notes:

Includes bibliographical references

Online resource; title from PDF title page (Cambridge Core, viewed May 14, 2026)

Other Format:

Print version Milliff, Aidan Indian public opinion toward the major powers

ISBN:

9781009842426

1009842420

OCLC:

1586476223

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