Anti-Indian sentiment

Anti-Indian sentiment, a form of racism against Asians, also known as Indophobia or anti-Indianism, includes negative feelings such as hatred and disgust towards India and Indian culture.[1] Indophobia, in the context of anti-Indian prejudice, is "a tendency to react negatively towards people of Indian extraction, against aspects of Indian culture and normative habits".[2] Its opposite is Indomania.

Results of 2017 BBC World Service poll
Views of India's influence by country[3]
(sorted by net positive, Pos – Neg)
Country polled Pos. Neg. Neutral Pos – Neg
 Pakistan
11%
62%
27%
-51
 Brazil
23%
57%
20%
-34
 Germany
1%
33%
66%
-32
 China
35%
56%
9%
-21
 France
39%
53%
8%
-14
 Spain
23%
35%
42%
-12
 Turkey
32%
44%
24%
-12
 Greece
19%
27%
54%
-8
 Canada
41%
44%
15%
-3
 Nigeria
47%
39%
14%
+8
 Mexico
42%
33%
25%
+9
 United States
49%
37%
14%
+12
 Australia
49%
34%
17%
+15
 United Kingdom
56%
38%
6%
+18
 Kenya
48%
26%
26%
+22
 Russia
41%
10%
49%
+31
 Indonesia
50%
18%
32%
+32
  1. ^ "What does 'anti-Indian' mean?". sunday-guardian.com. Archived from the original on 15 August 2017. Retrieved 1 May 2012.
  2. ^ Ali Mazrui, "The De-Indianisation of Uganda: Does it require an Educational Revolution?" paper delivered to the East African Universities Social Science Council Conference, 19–23 December 1973, Nairobi, Kenya, p.3.
  3. ^ "2017 BBC World Service poll" (PDF). BBC World Service. 4 July 2017. pp. 24–25. Archived from the original (PDF) on 30 July 2017.

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