After 20 Indian soldiers have been reportedly martyred in the violent face-off with China in the Galwan valley area in Eastern Ladakh, India and China won’t witness any friendly relations or easy trade in the near future.
As many as 68 per cent of those who participated in a poll believe that China poses a bigger problem for India than Pakistan, and 72.6 per cent of the respondents expressed trust in Prime Minister Narendra Modi’s leadership on the issue of national security, according to a statement.
Thirty-two per cent of the respondents in the ABP-CVoter poll believe that Pakistan is a more serious concern, the statement said. To a question if the Indian government has taken concrete steps to give China a befitting reply after the LAC standoff in which 20 Indian soldiers were killed, more than 60 per cent of the respondents answered in negative, while 39 per cent said it has done so.
According to the poll, 73.6 per cent of the respondents said they have more confidence in the BJP-led NDA government than Opposition parties in dealing with the situation.
About 16.7 per cent responded in favour of the Opposition, while 9.6 per cent said neither the government nor its rival parties are capable of handling the situation China.
To a question on a comparison between PM Narendra Modi and Congress leader Rahul Gandhi, 61 per cent of respondents said they had “no faith” in Rahul Gandhi.
Not only the Indo-China clash is a big concern but also the never-ending COVID 19 global pandemic. Originated from China, this virus is also a huge tension for Indians and the rest of the world. Already are more than 4 lakh cases in India of which more than 4000 are deaths and 2,00,000 active cases.