India, Oct. 31 -- American views of India have recovered slightly after a steep three-year downturn, but they have become more divided along party lines, according to a new survey by the Chicago Council on Global Affairs and the Observer Research Foundation America.

On a scale of 0-100, views of India among Americans overall rose to an average of 51, up from 47 in October 2025. The latter figure was the lowest recorded rating of India in polls collected by the Chicago Council since 2008, after several years of increasingly positive views of India.

At the same time, several other surveys have reported an uptick in negative sentiment towards India in the US. A Pew Research Centre survey this year found that 50% of Americans held an unfavo...