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PM Narendra Modi top rated policy-maker, says Harvard survey
Prime Minister Narendra Modi has edged out US President Barak Obama and other world leaders to be rated as the world’s top policy maker, according to a new report of Harvard’s prestigious Kennedy School of Government.
Prime Minister Narendra Modi has edged out US President Barak Obama and other world leaders to be rated as the world’s top policy maker, according to a new report of Harvard’s prestigious Kennedy School of Government.
87.8% Indians have supported the Modi government’s policies while Vladimir Putin and Xi jinping found 79.6% and 78.6% support, respectively among their countrymen.
The report titled “Reflections on a Survey of Global Perceptions of International Leaders and World Powers” had asked citizens across 30 nations of the world to give their views on 10 influential leaders having a global impact has thrown up very interesting findings, said a release.
Modi also came a close second to in the survey on “handling of domestic affairs” after Xi Jinping. The PM, however, enjoyed a confidence rating of 93.2% on domestic affairs among participants while he was rated at 93.3% on handling of international affairs.
A government release also said, “The general trend of this report was that leaders in full-fledged democracies received far lesser numbers as compared to other nations. Narendra Modi, however, bucked this trend.
