'India most trusted nation in terms of institutions'


Davos, Jan 16 (PTI): Faring better than last year, India has emerged as the most trusted nation in terms of its institutions by general population even as there has been a "global implosion of trust" worldwide, says a survey. The Indian government is also the second most trusted after neighbouring China, according to the 2017 Edelman Trust Barometer released today ahead of the World Economic Forum (WEF) annual meet here.

This year's barometer showed the largest-ever drop in trust across the institutions of government, business, media and NGOs. The conclusions are based on an online survey of more than 33,000 respondents conducted during October 13 – November 16, 2016. Among the 28 nations, India has emerged as the most trusted nation in terms of institutions with 72 per cent of the respondents from general population feeling so. The country is followed by Indonesia (69 per cent), China (67 per cent), Singapore and UAE (both at 60 per cent).

In 2016, India was the third most trusted after China and UAE. According to public relations major Edelman, trust has declined in 21 out of 28 countries -- "the broadest declines since beginning general population tracking in 2012". Globally, the trust level decreased to 47 per cent this year from 50 per cent in 2016. The barometer "reveals global implosion of trust," Edelman said.

In terms of trust in government, China tops the league with 76 per cent trusting the country's government followed by India with 75 per cent respondents feeling so. The figure is 75 per cent of UAE also and is followed by Indonesia (71 per cent) and Singapore (69 per cent). Out of the 28 countries, there was distrust in government in 75 per cent of the nations.

"Trust in media (43 percent) fell precipitously and is at all-time lows in 17 countries, while trust levels in government (41 percent) dropped in 14 markets and is the least trusted institution in half of the 28 countries surveyed. "The credibility of leaders also is in peril: CEO credibility dropped 12 points globally to an all-time low of 37 per cent, plummeting in every country studied, while government leaders (29 percent) remain least credible," the report said.

As many as 53 per cent of respondents believe that the current overall system has failed them as it is unfair and offers little hope for the future whereas only 15 per cent believe it is working. "Even the elites have a lack of faith in the system, with 48 per cent of the top quartile in income, 49 per cent of the college-educated and a majority of the well-informed (51 per cent) saying the system has failed," the report said.

Edelman President and CEO Richard Edelman said the implications of global trust crisis are deep and wide-ranging and that it began with the Great Recession of 2008. "...but like the second and third waves of a tsunami, globalisation and technological change have further weakened people’s trust in global institutions. "The consequence is virulent populism and nationalism as the mass population has taken control away from the elites," Edelman noted.

As per the report, the cycle of distrust is magnified by the emergence of a media echo chamber that reinforces personal beliefs while shutting out opposing points of view. "Respondents favour search engines (59 per cent) over human editors (41 per cent) and are nearly four times more likely to ignore information that supports a position they do not believe in," it said.

The participants included 1,150 general population aged 18 years and over, 500 informed public respondents in the US and China. There were 200 informed public respondents in all other countries across 28 markets. According to the report, the informed publics met various criteria such as their age was 25-64 years, college-educated and household income in the top quartile for their age in their country. Besides, these people read or watch business/news media at least several times a week as well as follow public policy issues in the news at least several times a week.

  

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  • N.M, Mangalore

    Tue, Jan 17 2017

    5.6 inch Dictator has screwed the independence of most government institutions. RBI headed by a dummy governor is a joke.

    Our credibility is at stake and all he can think of is petty politics.

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  • Max and Jessie Rasquinha, Mangalore - Houston/Dallas, Texas, U.S.A.

    Tue, Jan 17 2017

    India as a second largest populated nation in this world with diversity of cultures, colors, languages and religions, has every quality to be recognized as a most trusted nation in terms of our Institutions. Every fifth person on this earth of nearly 7 billion people comes from India. Indians travel extensively these days and because of our ability to communicate with the rest of the world in English language, we are known more intimately all over the world as compared to other nations, including China.

    India's intellectual capacity is spreading more rapidly all over the world. The youth of India are also spreading widely and deeply in many other parts of the world for Education and career opportunities is also creating a better image because of our work ethics and our determined character to survive under various difficult circumstances. Most importantly, it is a known fact that an Indian abroad has always maintained a low profile by serving his or her purpose and has given the very best towards their obligations abroad.

    It is a pride to be an Indian in many parts of the world because the Indians are known for their non-interfering characters and dedications, in addition to many other qualities of life. The overall record of an Indian abroad is extremely praiseworthy in every kind of Institution he or she becomes engaged. These are some of the undeniable facts that are worthwhile sharing. God bless

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  • Anand, Karkala

    Tue, Jan 17 2017

    Modiji was also named Times Person Of the Year for 2016 by Online readers....

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  • gm, mlur

    Tue, Jan 17 2017

    60 years .......................

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  • Declan, Mumbai

    Tue, Jan 17 2017

    In next 2 to3 years trust built over 60 years will come down to nil. Achhe din !

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  • krish, Dubai

    Tue, Jan 17 2017

    see how vice president of Congress become poor

    today he doesn't have money to buy a new kurta, and he want prime minister of country also need to wear torn kurta to show he is poor...

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  • Declan, Mumbai

    Tue, Jan 17 2017

    Firstly, is Edelman Trust Barometer owned by Ambani or is he a major share holder ? Need to probe if this agency has links with any of the BJP supporters here or overseas. Also need to probe how many of the respondents are BJP supporters from here and/or overseas. If BJP link is there, then there is no credibility for such surveys. Money and Power rules. Seems like match fixing going on here to put some gloss over the demonetization disaster.

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  • Jossey Saldanha, Mumbai

    Tue, Jan 17 2017

    'This year's barometer showed the largest-ever drop in trust across the institutions of government' - Point to be noted my Lord ...

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  • Swamy, Mangalore

    Tue, Jan 17 2017

    To get this status it takes decades to established It, it's not 1 or 2 years effort, but to declare it a Feku nation it may not take long time. Sure by May 2019.

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  • Kevin, Mangalore

    Tue, Jan 17 2017

    The survey is useless because it is highly subjective. China ranks first and India ranks second as the most trusted is a good joke. Developed countries rank low in this survey because the population in developed countries have higher expectations of their governments.

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  • The Alpha, Bangalore

    Tue, Jan 17 2017

    This is an online survey. And now you can guess why these 2 countries are on top. Bhakts from both countries working extra hard to get on top. LOL...

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