Corruption, the most talked about issue in India: BBC World's survey

The most talked about global issue in India is corruption, mentioned by 30% of Indians. Corruption is also considered to be a very serious global problem by 66% of the Indian population, which is similar to the global average (68%).

Terrorism comes after corruption, with 25% of Indian respondents saying they discussed it in the past month - significantly higher than the global average (14%). Terrorism is also the most serious global problem, with two-thirds of Indians rating it as very serious (up 10 points since 2009). Perceived seriousness of climate change has increased dramatically since 2009 (52%, up 19 points), and has also been a recent topic of discussion for 17% of Indians.

In Pakistan, the most talked about global issue is terrorism, with 54% mentioning the topic - tied with Turkey for the highest proportion worldwide. It also emerges as the most serious perceived global problem in Pakistan (61%), although the issue receives a lower rating than in India and Turkey - where it is also a serious concern and topic of discussion - and where its perceived seriousness has somewhat decreased since 2009 (down 5 points).

Corruption is the third most discussed global issue (30%), after the rising cost of food and energy (47%), but is a less serious problem in Pakistan than it is globally (54% vs 68%). Extreme poverty is ranked second, with six in ten people rating it as very serious, while the perceived seriousness of climate change increased a little since 2009, although it remains at a low level compared to other countries (35%, up 6 points).

According to the BBC-commissioned poll, corruption is the world's most frequently discussed global problem. The findings show that more than one in five (21%) of those polled said they had discussed corruption and greed with friends and family over the past month, making it the most talked about global problem, ahead of climate change (20%), extreme poverty and hunger (18%), unemployment (16%), and the rising cost of food and energy (15%).

In total 13,353 citizens in 26 countries were interviewed face-to-face, online (for Japan only), or by telephone between June 24 and September 18, 2010. Polling was conducted for BBC World Service by the international polling firm GlobeScan and its research partners in each country. In nine of the 26 countries, the sample was limited to major urban areas. The margin of error per country ranges from +/- 3.0 to 4.9%, 19 times out of 20.