As New Delhi seeks to cement its place as a world leader with its bid for a permanent seat on the UNSC,a survey released Wednesday said Indian leadership is not much known in the world. Nearly half of the worlds residents surveyed (44 per cent) dont know enough about the countrys leadership to have an opinion,and the rest are mixed. Across the 110 countries surveyed in 2009,a median of 22 per cent approve and a median of 27 per cent disapprove,the Gallup,a public opinion research group,said in a statement. In the immediate neighbourhood,India gets highest approval rating in Afghanistan (54 per cent) followed by Sri Lanka (48 per cent),Bangladesh (46 per cent) and Singapore (44 per cent). As many as 66 per cent of those surveyed in Pakistan disapproved of Indian leadership,while only seven per cent approved.
