New York: A majority of Indians favour the use of torture on terrorists to help save innocent lives, going against the world's majority, who disapprove of torture methods in all cases, a public opinion poll in 19 countries has found. In India, 59 percent want an exception made for terrorists, that is more than the 54 percent in Nigeria and 51 percent in Turkey, the two other countries where majorities favour torture of terrorists, according to the WorldPublicOpinion.org survey of over 19,000 respondents. Also in the news: A Q Khan threatens to expose Musharraf | Column: Is the N-noose a retribution for the PM? The report said that in 14 of the 19 nations surveyed, a clear majority of people favoured a prohibition against torture. On an average, across all nations polled, 57 percent of the public opted for unequivocal rules...
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