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India Pakistan threat ally
Pew Research Center's benchmark bar chart drew 21.1K views on X: 1.4x its typical post and #26 of 53 Pew Research Center charts we track by views. Read Oct 10, 2026.
In an open-ended question, 54% of Indians name #Pakistan as their country’s greatest threat, and 43% of Pakistanis name #India. But who are their most important allies?
Why it spread
This post spread because it paired a hot topic that week with a chart that drew many quotes, reaching 21,141 views, 193 likes, 55 reposts, 13 quotes, and 57 saves.
What worked
- The post leads with a striking mutual threat finding, 54% of Indians naming Pakistan and 43% of Pakistanis naming India, which invites debate.
- It then flips the frame to allies, giving a second surprise with Indians naming Russia at 36% and Pakistanis overwhelmingly naming China at 75%.
- The account sits in the top quarter for source reach and the top quarter for quote rate, so the topic and format traveled well beyond the account's usual audience.
What to borrow
We could take one open ended question from our own data, show the top answer for each side, then pivot to a second question that reverses expectations, keeping the chart to two clear comparisons.
Careful
Do not copy the geopolitical framing or assume the same result will travel, since the spread here depended on a hot topic that week and on an account with top quarter source reach and quote rate.
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How far did Pew Research Center's "India Pakistan threat ally" chart travel?
21,141 views, 193 likes, 55 reposts and 57 saves on X, read Oct 10, 2026. A normal post from @pewresearch gets about 14.9K views.
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