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Claim: In an American survey, Modi is the only Indian to be included in the ‘Top 50 Honest Leaders Ranking’ and also, he topped that list. (FACEBOOK POST, 2019-04-01)
Evidence (2024-01-02): Modi, who has been in power since 2014, presides over the right-wing Hindu nationalist Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP), which has effectively dislodged the progressive secular Indian National Congress (INC) as the country’s traditional power broker. The INC spearheaded the Indian independence movement and ruled India for most of its history. It has also "effectively functioned as a hereditary dictatorship led by the Gandhi family for more than five decades," author Kapil Komireddi wrote in Foreign Policy in October 2022. To his critics, Modi is a walking controversy and wannabe despot; to his admirers—who are, in India, a much larger group—he is a compassionate leader unwavering in his commitment to governance. According to Morning Consult, Modi has the highest approval rating of any democratically elected leader in the world, at 78 percent, as of late November 2023. While many leaders can claim to be figureheads of political personality cults, Modi’s is perhaps the biggest—and most detrimental to global democracy. The historian Ramachandra Guha argued as much in a landmark November 2022 essay in Foreign Policy entitled "The Cult of Modi." Modi is popular, Guha contended, for six reasons: because he is genuinely "self-made" and hardworking, is a skilled orator, has weak political rivals, has effectively capitalized on Hindu nationalist sentiment, leads a shrewd propaganda and social media campaign, and is emotionally intelligent.
Claim: In an American survey, Modi is the only Indian to be included in the ‘Top 50 Honest Leaders Ranking’ and also, he topped that list. (FACEBOOK POST, 2019-04-01)
Evidence (2024-05-27): Is America giving Narendra Modi an easy ride?
Claim: In an American survey, Modi is the only Indian to be included in the ‘Top 50 Honest Leaders Ranking’ and also, he topped that list. (FACEBOOK POST, 2019-04-01)
Evidence (2023-06-21): Modi US visit: Why Washington is rolling out the red carpet for Indian PM Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi's visit to the US has assumed huge significance amid global economic and geopolitical headwinds. [...] All this for a leader once denied a visa to travel to the US because of concerns over human rights - now the US sees Mr Modi as a crucial partner.
Claim: In an American survey, Modi is the only Indian to be included in the ‘Top 50 Honest Leaders Ranking’ and also, he topped that list. (FACEBOOK POST, 2019-04-01)
Evidence (2023-08-29): Confidence in Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi Opinions of Modi are mixed, with a median of 40% saying they have no confidence in Modi to do the right thing regarding world affairs and a median of 37% saying they have at least some confidence. Substantial minorities in most countries did not share an opinion, and respondents in Europe were not asked about the Indian leader. Mexicans and Brazilians are especially critical of Modi, who is often described as promoting a Hindu nationalist ideology and leads the Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP), which some experts classify as a right-wing party. At least half in these countries say they do not have confidence in him to make the right foreign policy choices. Those in Argentina, South Africa, South Korea and the U.S. are also more likely to lack than have confidence in India’s prime minister if they offer an opinion at all.
Claim: In an American survey, Modi is the only Indian to be included in the ‘Top 50 Honest Leaders Ranking’ and also, he topped that list. (FACEBOOK POST, 2019-04-01)
Evidence (2023-06-27): After nearly a decade in office, Modi, 72, is cited as the most popular leader in the world, according to a Morning Consult poll. But the diaspora has mixed feelings. [...] A majority of both Indian American Democrats (55%) and Republicans (71%) express support for Modi, according to a 2021 survey. The two groups also largely approve of the Rashtriya Swayamsevak Sangh (RSS), an openly Hindu nationalist conservative volunteer organization. [...] Modi is often credited as being the most popular leader in the world, solidified by a Morning Consult poll from last week showing that his approval rating in India is 76%. Supporters who gathered in Washington came from all over the country to get a glimpse of him and to hear him speak. The White House lawn and the House of Representatives were packed, with Modi’s name seemingly chanted on a loop.
Claim: In an American survey, Modi is the only Indian to be included in the ‘Top 50 Honest Leaders Ranking’ and also, he topped that list. (FACEBOOK POST, 2019-04-01)
Evidence (2024-06-06): Some Indian Americans, like Somayajula, condemn Modi’s record on human rights and his treatment of minority groups, while others applaud what they see as India’s immense progress under his rule. A study by the Carnegie Endowment found that around 50% of Indian Americans approve of Modi, compared with 74% of Indians in India. Modi and the BJP have spent years trying to drum up support in the U.S., and, in many ways, they’ve succeeded. They owe that reach in part to organizations like Overseas Friends of the BJP, a registered foreign agent that operates in 32 countries around the world. From White House visits to massive rallies, the way Modi has mobilized the diaspora has been more direct than any Indian leader before him. [...] This recognition from the U.S. solidifies Modi on the world stage and serves to quell deeper questions, Somayajula said, adding that the diaspora’s role in this is huge.
Claim: In an American survey, Modi is the only Indian to be included in the ‘Top 50 Honest Leaders Ranking’ and also, he topped that list. (FACEBOOK POST, 2019-04-01)
Evidence (2023-08-29): Among Indians, Modi and India’s global influence are viewed favorably The Pew Research Center looked at views of India and its prime minister in 23 countries in North America, Europe, the Middle East, the Asia-Pacific region, sub-Saharan Africa and Latin America. The report also explores how Indians think their country compares to others in terms of international influence, and how they see their country’s political leaders. This is the first year since 2019 that the Global Attitudes Survey has included countries from Africa and Latin America due to the coronavirus outbreak. [...] - Modi is popular in India, but has more mixed reviews internationally. About eight-in-ten Indians (79%) have a favorable view of Modi, including a majority of 55% with a very favorable view. In comparison, a median of 37% in 12 countries, most of which are middle-income, report having confidence in Modi to make the right foreign policy choices. Kenyans are especially confident, with 60% saying they trust Modi to do the right thing regarding world affairs, while Argentines are particularly skeptical. Just 12% in Argentina have confidence in the Indian leader. At least one-in-ten in each of these countries also do not offer an opinion on Modi.
Claim: In an American survey, Modi is the only Indian to be included in the ‘Top 50 Honest Leaders Ranking’ and also, he topped that list. (FACEBOOK POST, 2019-04-01)
Evidence (2021-02-09): To gauge support for prominent political leaders and organizations in India, the survey employed a tool pioneered by the American National Election Studies (ANES). For many years now, the ANES has included a "feeling thermometer" question whereby respondents are asked to rate political parties or individual leaders on a scale of zero to one hundred. Ratings between zero and forty-nine mean that respondents do not feel favorable toward the person or do not care for the person or entity, a rating of fifty means that respondents are indifferent toward them, and ratings between fifty-one and one hundred mean that respondents feel favorable and warm toward them. [...] Indian Americans who identify as Democrats or Republicans do differ in their evaluations of Indian political leaders and organizations. Respondents who identify with the Republican Party grant much higher ratings to the BJP, Modi, and the RSS (see figure 14). The divergence in respondents’ evaluation of Modi is especially large: Republicans give Modi a mean rating of seventy-one, while Democrats give him a fifty-five. Conversely, respondents who identify as Democrats give higher ratings to the Congress Party and Rahul Gandhi, although the gaps are much smaller.
Claim: In an American survey, Modi is the only Indian to be included in the ‘Top 50 Honest Leaders Ranking’ and also, he topped that list. (FACEBOOK POST, 2019-04-01)
Evidence (2023-06-23): Ms Sirohi says the US put in a "lot of effort to make Mr Modi's visit substantive and have a lot of deliverables". Defence-industrial cooperation and technology topped the list. Consider this: [...] India never wanted to be seen in one camp or the other, or to be seen as junior strategic partner to a global superpower. Mr Modi has not left the ideals of what some describe as "strategic altruism" in Indian foreign policy. But Mr Modi is leading a different kind of India, one which has considerably more economic and geopolitical heft. He has owned the India-US relations - he formed close bonds with former presidents Barack Obama and Donald Trump and now with Mr Biden.
Claim: In an American survey, Modi is the only Indian to be included in the ‘Top 50 Honest Leaders Ranking’ and also, he topped that list. (FACEBOOK POST, 2019-04-01)
Evidence (2019-04-05): A post is being shared on Facebook by many users claiming that an American survey has ranked Modi as the most honest leader in the world. Let’s try to analyze the claim made in the post. [...] Generally, when the Prime Minister of India wins any award in other countries it is reported by the Press Information Bureau (PIB), the official public relations wing of the government. But there is no such information on the survey quoted in the post. Also, when searched for the ‘Honest Indian Political Leader’ on Google, it can be found that similar posts are made on Manmohan Singh in the past, which are debunked by the other fact checkers. Finally, there is no such survey on Honest Leaders which placed Modi as the most honest political leader.
Claim: In an American survey, Modi is the only Indian to be included in the ‘Top 50 Honest Leaders Ranking’ and also, he topped that list. (FACEBOOK POST, 2019-04-01)
Evidence (2023-09-12): With an approval rating of 76 percent, Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi became the most popular leader in the world. Whereas other leaders such as Joe Biden, Justin Trudeau, and Rishi Sunak stood way behind Modi on the list. These approval ratings are based on a seven-day moving average of adult residents in each country with variable sample sizes by country. Narendra Modi tops this list with a GLA of 76% based on data collected from August 30-September 5, 2023. [...] Prime Minister Narendra Modi has topped the list by garnering 76% percent of approval ratings which is way higher than US President Joe Biden who has received 40 percent ratings. This clearly shows the current popularity that the Indian PM holds worldwide. His decision-making and leadership skills have elevated his image over the past few years.
Claim: In an American survey, Modi is the only Indian to be included in the ‘Top 50 Honest Leaders Ranking’ and also, he topped that list. (FACEBOOK POST, 2019-04-01)
Evidence (2022-09-22): 9 Boris Johnson was Prime Minister of the UK when this survey was in the field and resigned on September 6th 2022.
Claim: In an American survey, Modi is the only Indian to be included in the ‘Top 50 Honest Leaders Ranking’ and also, he topped that list. (FACEBOOK POST, 2019-04-01)
Evidence (2020-10-30): Well, there are some new things which are not being much discussed. I don’t know if it’s Trump, but the people around him are essentially creating an international alliance of extremely reactionary states, which can be controlled by the White House, which, of course, has shifted way far to the right, tearing up every international agreement, wrecking everything in sight. In the Western Hemisphere, a leading figure would be [Jair] Bolsonaro, in Brazil, kind of a Trump clone, and the Middle East, with Gulf dictatorships, the most reactionary states in the world, and Egypt under [Abdel Fattah El-]Sisi, probably the worst dictatorship in Egypt’s history. Israel has moved very far to the right. The current so-called peace agreements have nothing to do with peace agreements. It’s a very natural Middle East base for the Trump-run reactionary international. In the East, [Narendra] Modi’s India is a prime candidate. He’s smashing Indian secular democracy, trying to impose Hindu nationalist theocracy, crushing Kashmir. They’re an obvious part of it. In Europe, the prime candidate is [Viktor] Orbán’s Hungary. Matteo Salvini’s not yet in power, but Italy’s right behind. There are other pleasant figures around the world, but that’s basically the core of it.
Claim: In an American survey, Modi is the only Indian to be included in the ‘Top 50 Honest Leaders Ranking’ and also, he topped that list. (FACEBOOK POST, 2019-04-01)
Evidence (2024-09-27): He also had evening votes. [...] Later, he had more votes in the evening.
Claim: In an American survey, Modi is the only Indian to be included in the ‘Top 50 Honest Leaders Ranking’ and also, he topped that list. (FACEBOOK POST, 2019-04-01)
Evidence (2019-10-16): 50 See Lee and Burkam, Inequality at the Starting Gate.
Claim: In an American survey, Modi is the only Indian to be included in the ‘Top 50 Honest Leaders Ranking’ and also, he topped that list. (FACEBOOK POST, 2019-04-01)
Evidence (2019-03-31): Fact Check: Did PM Modi top the list of '50 most honest politicians' surveyed in the US? [...] Has Prime Minister Narendra Modi topped the list of '50 most honest politicians released in the United States'? [...] A Facebook page 'Ek Naam Narendra Modi' has posted a photo of the PM in which the text in Hindi reads, "America me jaari 50 imandaar netao ki soochi me bharat ke matra ek vyakti hai, wo shri Narendra bhai Modi hai, wo bhi pratham sthan par. (Narendra Modi is the only Indian in the list of 50 honest leaders released in the US; that too in number one position.)"
Claim: In an American survey, Modi is the only Indian to be included in the ‘Top 50 Honest Leaders Ranking’ and also, he topped that list. (FACEBOOK POST, 2019-04-01)
Evidence (2023-12-09): Prime Minister Narendra Modi retained his position as the world's most popular leader with an approval rating of 76 per cent, as per the data released by US-based consultancy firm ‘Morning Consult’ on December 7. Mexico President Andrés Manuel López Obrador is ranked second on the list with an approval rating of 66 per cent. [...] Narendra Modi's Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) leaders lauded his leadership as he topped international approval ratings. They asserted on Friday that "Modi ki guarantee" and "Modi's magic" have been endorsed even by an international survey as Prime Minister Narendra Modi topped the approval ratings among several world leaders.
Claim: In an American survey, Modi is the only Indian to be included in the ‘Top 50 Honest Leaders Ranking’ and also, he topped that list. (FACEBOOK POST, 2019-04-01)
Evidence (2024-06-11): In addition to exploring confidence in Biden and Trump, the survey asked about trust in French President Emmanuel Macron, Russian President Vladimir Putin and Chinese President Xi Jinping.
Claim: In an American survey, Modi is the only Indian to be included in the ‘Top 50 Honest Leaders Ranking’ and also, he topped that list. (FACEBOOK POST, 2019-04-01)
Evidence (2023-06-13): Modi became India’s prime minister in 2014 after a series of corruption scandals disillusioned voters toward the incumbent coalition and its once-dominant Congress Party. He appealed to voters on a pro-business platform, promising "minimum government and maximum governance" and claiming that he would slash India’s mountainous regulatory state, reduce corruption, and increase business opportunities, as he was credited with having done while chief minister of Gujarat State. His charisma and business-first platform gained him the first outright parliamentary majority any Indian leader had enjoyed in thirty years. Modi’s second election, five years later in 2019, gave him an even greater win; the election also marked a sharp increase in his polarization of the country and illiberal governance. While most populists pump their economy’s growth and end up with high inflation and debt, a series of poor policy choices meant that under Modi, high growth reversed after two years. Below-potential growth tamed his predecessor’s inflation, until the war in Ukraine sent it upward again. But Modi’s policy mismanagement has caused millions of small businesses to close, and slow job growth, combined with low labor force participation, have sent nearly a third of India’s new middle class back into poverty.234 [...] 50 "Focus on Love Jihad, Not Small Issues Like Roads, Drains: BJP Karnataka Chief to Party Workers," The Wire, January 4, 2023, https://thewire.in/communalism/focus-on-love-jihad-not-small-issues-like-roads-drains-bjp-karnataka-chief-to-party-workers.
Claim: In an American survey, Modi is the only Indian to be included in the ‘Top 50 Honest Leaders Ranking’ and also, he topped that list. (FACEBOOK POST, 2019-04-01)
Evidence (2022-10-20): In other cases, entrepreneurial illiberal political actors articulate grievances that have festered below the political surface for some time. Advancing such grievances may, at first, seem taboo. But as they tap into that grievance, they normalize it and thus reframe what is politically possible. In Turkey, for example, Erdoğan found electoral success in the early 2000s by making appeals to conservative religious values, in a break from long-standing norms of the staunchly secular Turkish Republic. As he appealed to the latent sense among many Turkish citizens that religion had been unduly displaced from public life, he normalized increasingly explicit calls to revisit the principles underlying liberal democracy, including strict separation of religion and public life, respect for religious minority groups, and an equal playing field for opposition. Similarly, in India under the BJP, Modi has articulated a novel vision of Hindu nationalism and directly confronted the country’s liberal founding ideas by arguing that a single religious group should hold a special place in sociopolitical life.
Claim: In an American survey, Modi is the only Indian to be included in the ‘Top 50 Honest Leaders Ranking’ and also, he topped that list. (FACEBOOK POST, 2019-04-01)
Evidence (2024-04-08): Modi is probably the world’s most popular leader. According to a recent Morning Consult poll, 78 percent of Indians approve of his leadership. (The next three highest-ranked leaders, from Mexico, Argentina, and Switzerland, generate approval ratings of 63, 62, and 56 percent, respectively.) It is not hard to see why Modi is admired. He is a charismatic leader, a masterful orator in Hindi, and widely perceived as hard-working and committed to the country’s success. He is regarded as unlikely to turn to nepotism or corruption, often attributed to the fact that he is a 73-year-old man without a partner or children. Modi has few genuine competitors. His power within his party is absolute, and his opponents are fractured, weak, and dynastic—a quality usually equated with graft. Whether it is through maximizing his opportunity to host the G-20 or through his high-profile visits abroad, Modi has expanded India’s presence on the world stage and, with it, his own popularity. New Delhi is also becoming more assertive in its foreign policy, prioritizing self-interest over ideology and morality—another choice that is not without considerable domestic appeal. [...] What the West also doesn’t always see is that Modi is substantially different from strongmen such as Donald Trump in the United States. While Trump propagated an ideology that eclipsed that of the Republican Party, Modi is fulfilling the RSS’s century-old movement to equate Indianness more closely with Hinduism. Surveys and elections both reveal this movement’s time has come.
Claim: The Winter Session of Parliament postponed in 2011 during UPA rule (Arun Jaitley, 2017-11-20)
Evidence (2017-11-20): While Sonia Gandhi accused the government of postponing the parliament session for a state election, Arun Jaitley hit back saying the Congress did the same in 2011. Is it true that the parliament session was postponed in 2011? Here is a Fact Check.
Claim: The Winter Session of Parliament postponed in 2011 during UPA rule (Arun Jaitley, 2017-11-20)
Evidence (2017-11-22): While Sonia Gandhi accused the government of postponing the Parliament session for a state election, Arun Jaitley hit back saying the Congress did the same in 2011. Is it true that the parliament session was postponed in 2011? Congress President Sonia Gandhi criticised the government for not holding the winter session of Parliament when it should be held because of the Gujarat elections, during her address to the Congress Working Committee (CWC). Union Finance Minister Arun Jaitley hit back at the Congress saying that postponement of Parliament sessions for an election was also done by the Congress earlier and he referred to the year 2011, when it had been postponed. [...] Claim Check: Arun Jaitley’s statement that Congress postponed the session in 2011 is FALSE since no elections took place in 2011 during November/December and the winter session was held during the usual time.
Claim: The Winter Session of Parliament postponed in 2011 during UPA rule (Arun Jaitley, 2017-11-20)
Evidence (2023-03-24): Disrupting the Parliament is a method that opposition parties have frequently resorted to over the years, not only in India but around the world. In fact, while speaking of the wash-out of session after session during the Congress-led United Progressive Alliance (UPA)-II rule (2009-14), the BJP, which was then the main opposition party, repeatedly justified the strategy.
Claim: The Winter Session of Parliament postponed in 2011 during UPA rule (Arun Jaitley, 2017-11-20)
Evidence (2013-12-04): Winter session of Parliament: UPA govt's last chance for key legislations [...] The winter session of Parliament beginning on Thursday could well be the UPA government's last chance to get its key legislations through with the Lok Sabha elections barely six months away. The opposition is expected to seek to corner the government on price rise and the JPC report on 2G spectrum allocation and problems of farmers. [...] Meanwhile, Prime Minister Manmohan Singh on Tuesday urged political parties to make the best use of the time available during parliament's "short" winter session. He also said that the government was committed to the formation of Telangana state.
Claim: The Winter Session of Parliament postponed in 2011 during UPA rule (Arun Jaitley, 2017-11-20)
Evidence (2011-11-21): UPA govt braces for a hot Winter Session [...] The winter session of Parliament beginning Tuesday would be crucial for the embattled government and the Congress with the twin issues of corruption and price rise set to dominate the agenda. [...] The Congress and the government have been on the defensive since the last winter session when the 2G scam burst onto the scene. However, the party mandarins have since recovered some lost ground due to cracks and taint in Team Anna, the confusion over CAG's conflicting loss figures in 2G scam.
Claim: The Winter Session of Parliament postponed in 2011 during UPA rule (Arun Jaitley, 2017-11-20)
Evidence (2023-12-07): Home / India News / Winter session: Sitharaman tears into Opposition's job-less growth claims Winter session: Sitharaman tears into Opposition's job-less growth claims [...] "This is a whimsical calculation by him, resulting in a misinterpretation on his part," she said, and the Worker Population Ratio was 42 per cent in 2004-05 which fell to 38.6 per cent in 2011-12 under the UPA regime.