Click to play videoNew Delhi: It has been almost two months since the terrorist attacks in Mumbai that shook the entire nation and led to huge public anger against the system.
So what is the mood of the nation on the issue of terror? What do they want the government to do now? How should Pakistan be dealt with?
Now a CNN-IBN-Hindustan Times State of the Nation survey conducted by Centre for the Study of Developing Societies (CSDS) reveals that only one in every four Indians see war with Pakistan as a solution. The survey was conducted across 882 locations in 18 states.
The public outrage after the Mumbai terror attacks may have died down but is the anger still there and who is it directed against?
When asked to cite the main reason behind repeated terror attacks, 44 per cent of the over 3,000 respondents blamed weak internal security.
While 36 per cent felt that the Manmohan Singh-led United Progressive Alliance Government took the right steps during the Mumbai attacks, 31 per cent were of the opinion that the government did not do enough.
Apart from the government, the media's role during the Mumbai attacks has also come in for sharp criticism from some quarters.
But interestingly the survey shows that almost half the respondents feel that the media behaved responsibly and did a good job. Only 19 per cent blamed TV news channels for sensationalising the coverage.
While the Indian government insists that Pakistan's official agencies were behind the terrorist attacks in Mumbai, the opinion of the average Indian on the issue seems to be split down the middle with 33 per cent blaming the Pakistani government for the attacks but an equally high 34 per cent feel that the Pakistani state may have had no control over the attackers.
On the question of how should India should deal with Pakistan, 24 per cent want a military solution, 22 per cent favour a dialogue and 23 per cent want India to put international pressure on it.
About 42 per cent of the respondents oppose the idea of India and Pakistan fighting terror together.
The survey also shows that the Mumbai terrorist attacks seem to have brought Indians closer together. When asked whether religion and terrorism were linked, almost the half the respondents said no.
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