Wednesday 9 October 2013

'Why Indians love America so much'

'Why Indians love America so much'

This article in the 'Asian Times' written by a New Delhi based journalist states that America's image is the best in India as it claims that 71% of Indians expressed a positive attitude towards America. This was based on Pew Global Attitudes Project survey which seems to be generally reliable as the majority of the polls conducted are many face to face interviews  therefore ensuring external validity by examining many people across the population with detail.
The website states that one of the reasons that the Indians may think so highly of the US is due to the high standards of living for ethnic Indians living in the US. It states that the Indian-American community is now the wealthiest in the US, which surprised me, but it seems valid as it was released by the US Census Bureau. However, this article was published in 2005 so it may no longer be valid. However, research has found in 2010 by the U.S census that Indian Americans have the highest house income of all ethnic groups in the US.
The article also states that it is Foreign policy which has pulled the two countries closer together. This has helped secure their own nation and the US economy has highly benefited India. Also, large American companies such as McDonald's have been set up in India and therefore as the article states, it has 'fed an army of Indian kids.' 

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