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Ahead of the G20 Summit next week in New Delhi, a major new survey released by Pew Research Center Tuesday on India’s global influence has thrown up some interesting data. Before we cut to the chase it is worth pointing out that statistics sometimes hide more than it reveals, and this cliché is perhaps truer when applied to a metric that seeks to map India’s rise. The reason is simple. As an emerging power, India still lacks the wherewithal to shape global narratives. Its remarkable rise is interpreted, and the discourse around it is determined largely through a warped ‘liberal’...
