China tops, India last, in list of 12 nations important to US: Poll

[Gene]

Congratulations to China.. wish you very best to hold on to that position.

Is that a poll result of important nations to US or the list of threats.

china is very important to US,thats i understand,,but what about iran,north korea which are on the top of list..
even their most important ally UK is missing...

 

[tallboy123]

Congratulations to China.. wish you very best to hold on to that position.

north korea and Iran are more important to US than UK and India..

is that important list of countries or list of threats to the US...

And china tops it...

 

[vinith98]

Well first of all its a reflection of the American public and not the government, China tops the list cause most of the American seem worried that they would overtake the US in the near future, all thanks to the media going with China superpower talk blah blah blah.

I don't understand why are some people taking it to be a failure for India, most of the countries on the list are countries which the US considers a threat. I am quite happy with the position for India or for that matter would have been more happy if India wasn't on the list

 

[Roybot]

Lol unbelievable, the stuff people bicker about.

Seven out of 10 Americans say what happens in China is vitally important to the US, while for India it is just three out of 10, the latest Gallup opinion poll has said.

Where does it say anything about China's achievements and India's failure. Trust the nincompoops at Times of India to come up with such inflammatory caption.

 

[ChinaToday]

north korea and Iran are more important to US than UK and India..

is that important list of countries or list of threats to the US...

And china tops it...

your ilogical thinking is unbelievable israel canada irag is also on the list does tht mean they are threat to USA? stop trolling

 

[prototype]

All the names of the nation's are on the list who r contributing to any kind of knee jerk reaction's in US.

I feel why Indian name is on the list,also Canada.

Congrats China for the ranking they got,keep up ur position,best of luck

Now this is one place were I think India should not catch up.

 

[Bigoren]

Seems like indian very care about the ranking of what american thinks since the TOI published the article.

 

[Paan Singh]

Seems like indian very care about the ranking of what american thinks since the TOI published the article.

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[anon45]

All the names of the nation's are on the list who r contributing to any kind of knee jerk reaction's in US.

I feel why Indian name is on the list,also Canada.

Congrats China for the ranking they got,keep up ur position,best of luck

Now this is one place were I think India should not catch up.

People who listed Canada as vitally important were the intelligent ones. Canada is our neighbor and largest trading partner (both ways) afterall.

Issues that affect Canada are of vital importance to us, luckily Canada is stable and safe, so many tend to forget it.

 

[Punjabbi Munda]

WASHINGTON: Seven out of 10 Americans say what happens in China is vitally important to the US, while for India it is just three out of 10, the latest Gallup opinion poll has said.

As a result, China is placed on the top of the list of 12 countries, and India at the bottom, while Afghanistan 6th, Pakistan 8th and Egypt 9th.

Russia, the other super power of the Cold War years, is a ranked a spot ahead of India.

Gallup asked Americans to rate the importance of countries in this way in February 2007.

Americans' views of Iraq's importance have shown the greatest change over the last four years, dropping to 52 per cent "vitally important" today from 70 per cent in 2007, when Iraq topped the list.

At that time, President George W Bush had just announced his "surge" strategy in Iraq in response to deteriorating conditions there, and his party had suffered significant losses in the 2006 midterm elections, partly as a result of the debate over Iraq.

Now, with American combat troops withdrawn from that country and attention shifted to Afghanistan and other hot spots around the world, Iraq has slipped to 5th place, Gallup said.

In 2007, India was again ranked last in the list of 12 countries, but at that time only 28 per cent of the Americans considered India as a vitally important country, as against 31 per cent now.

"Americans' views that events in China are vitally important to the US have increased by 12 percentage points since 2007, putting China where Iraq was four years ago," it said, adding the importance of China in the average American's eyes likely reflects continuing awareness of the economic influence of China on the US and world economies.


China tops, India last, in list of 12 nations important to US: Poll - The Times of India

Afgh,Pakistan and Egypt are also ranked above India.China the most important in economic terms and Iraq is also placed before India.
So the list also takes in view the strategic and geopolitical aspects not and as for that India has purely business relation with US(you may include the stand against terrorism).So no surprise that India comes last.Russia and US we all know,traditional rivals.
China as 1st is justified.

 

[anon45]

I am so fking annoyed by americans analyzing us and stereotyping us.(Looking good so far) Too bad its the price of being strong,(stay on course, stay on course!) you said it right, americans are paranoid(AHHHH a wipeout!), police in US shoot you when you reach for your ID

Hypocrisy ftw!

 

[Nagraj]

yawn!!!!
so ????

 

[prototype]

Seems like indian very care about the ranking of what american thinks since the TOI published the article.

An another reason is that they cover the world news,dont have a frog in a well attitude just like what people from many nation behave here,and by the way ur flag looks like American one.

 

[prototype]

Afgh,Pakistan and Egypt are also ranked above India.China the most important in economic terms and Iraq is also placed before India.
So the list also takes in view the strategic and geopolitical aspects not and as for that India has purely business relation with US(you may include the stand against terrorism).So no surprise that India comes last.Russia and US we all know,traditional rivals.
China as 1st is justified.

India is not a crisis hit zone

India is not a place of strategic importance to US(atleast now).

India is not even in America's top trading partner's list.

Finally India is not perceived some kind of threat to US.

So it clearly amuses why India is on the list.

 

[ChinaToday]

India is not a crisis hit zone

India is not a place of strategic importance to US(atleast now).

India is not even in America's top trading partner's list.

Finally India is not perceived some kind of threat to US.

So it clearly amuses why India is on the list.

glad u understand where is india world standing, but sadly most indians dont, they think they talk as though they are a world super power to the annoyance of the world all over.