
India has reported a notable rise in national optimism, climbing three percentage points in the May 2025 edition of the Ipsos ‘What Worries the World’ survey. India is fourth on the global ranking of the optimism index, following closely behind Singapore, Malaysia, and Indonesia. The latest boost in national sentiment comes in the aftermath of “Operation Sindoor,” a military operation conducted earlier this month targeting terror infrastructure in Pakistan and Pakistan-occupied Kashmir (PoK).