Liberal in US, conservative in India: Survey discovering on Indian Americans

WHILE holding comparatively liberal views relating to US politics, Indian Americans are conservative relating to points again in India, a survey of the group has discovered.
For instance, it says, “Hindus and non-Hindus agree (the latter more so) that white supremacy is a threat in the United States, but significantly diverge on the threat posed by Hindu majoritarianism in India.”
The on-line survey, carried out in September 2020 by the Carnegie Endowment for International Peace, Johns Hopkins University, and the University of Pennsylvania, coated 1,200 Indian American grownup residents. The second largest immigrant group within the US, Indian Americans quantity round 4.2 million, of which 38% are non-citizens.
On the difficulty of China too, the group was cut up. “Indian Americans are divided about US efforts to strengthen India’s military as a check against China. Foreign-born Indian Americans and those who identify as Republicans are more supportive of US efforts to support India militarily than their US-born and Democratic counterparts…” the survey discovered. Overall, Indian Americans held a extra unfavourable view of China than the final US inhabitants.
A bit over half believed Hindu majoritarianism was a risk to minorities in India, whereas as many as 73% noticed white supremacy within the US as a risk to minorities. Only 40% of the Hindus had been apprehensive of Hindu majoritarianism, in comparison with 67% of the non-Hindus.

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On whether or not India was “on the right track”, 36% agreed, whereas 39% felt this isn’t the case. Far extra foreign-born Indian Americans thought positively of the course during which India goes than US-born Indian Americans.
The largest chunk of the inhabitants, 35%, recognized themselves as “pro-India” however vital of a few of the present authorities’s insurance policies. Another 23% had been additionally pro-India however vital of many politics. Seventeen per cent had been constructive about each India and the present authorities.
On particular points, the bulk both strongly or considerably supported the plans for a National Register of Citizens and the Citizenship (Amendment) Act, at 55% and 51% respectively. However, they had been against the usage of police pressure on peaceable protesters, and of defamation and sedition legal guidelines towards reporters and others vital of the Modi authorities.

Asked about caste issues in college admissions, the group was divided. However, in response to considerably parallel points within the US context, Indian Americans had been distinctly extra liberal. For instance, 60% opposed former US President Donald Trump’s 2017 ban on arrivals from sure Muslim-majority international locations and 54% supported affirmative motion in US training techniques.
While the bulk thought US help for India was simply what it ought to be at present, 24% believed the nation was not useful sufficient, and 12% stated the fact was simply the alternative.
Among the challenges dealing with India, authorities corruption ranked highest (18% cited it), adopted by financial system (15%), non secular majoritarianism (10%), healthcare (8%), China (7%), terrorism (7%), caste discrimination (6%), training (6%), revenue inequality (5%), local weather change (4%), and sexism (4%).
Most respondents (40%) didn’t choose any celebration when requested about an Indian political celebration they recognized with, however a 3rd (33%) selected the BJP, 12% went for the Congress, and 16% picked the others.
The survey additionally discovered a correlation between supporters of Modi and the BJP and those that again the Republican Party. Modi remained the best choice amongst Hindus (69% authorized of him), getting 20% to 33% help amongst different communities. By career, Modi had essentially the most help amongst engineers (61%) than non-engineers (48%).
Roughly 16% of the group supported non secular organisations in India within the final 12 months. Interestingly, US-born Indian Americans are extra doubtless to take action (at 21%) than those that are foreign-born (13%). Overall, 20% supported a secular nonprofit organisation in India over the previous 12 months.