Overview

• India’s optimism score rose by 3 percentage points to 65 percent in the May survey, securing fourth place among 30 countries
• Operation Sindoor, executed on May 7, targeted terror infrastructure in Pakistan and PoK and neutralized over 100 militants
• Concern over terrorism surged by 11 points to 26 percent after the April Pahalgam attack that killed 26 tourists
• Economic worries eased slightly, with inflation cited by 37 percent and unemployment by 33 percent, both down by 2 points
• Global South nations dominate the top optimism rankings while developed economies record confidence levels below 20 percent