Surprised at reaction to our survey on PM Modi: Stokes, Pew Research Centre

I was not aware that the Gujarat Assembly elections were round the corner: Bruce Stokes

The Pew Research Centre suddenly found itself catapulted into the partisan electoral politics of India with its latest survey on Indian public opinion. The Survey finds that 88 per cent of Indians are upbeat about Prime Minister Narendra Modi. Bruce Stokes, Director, Pew Global Economic Attitudes at Pew Research Center, discusses some these issues with Subhomoy Bhattacharjee.

How do you react to the uproar created by the release of your Survey?

We are very surprised. I was not aware that the Gujarat Assembly elections were round the corner. In India, elections are so regular that it is impossible to keep