NEW DELHI: India is ranked seventh in the world in a survey of countries that have a positive influence on global affairs.As many as 53 per cent of those polled by research firm Ipsos MORI believe India has a positive influence on the world.Canada is ranked first, with a whopping 81 per cent believing it influences the world positively. Israel and Iran are at the bottom of the ranking with only 32 per cent and 21 per cent of people polled, respectively, viewing their global influence in a positive light.The survey conducted by Ipsos MORI polled 18,000 respondents across 25 nations. The poll collected feedback from people between the ages of 16 and 64.Those surveyed believed China has a better influence on the world than the US. A mere 40 per cent think the US has a positive influence on the world , while 49 per cent think China does the same. As for Russia, just 35 per cent believe it influences positively.In Europe, amid the turmoil of Brexit, the UK’s rating has dropped 10 points from last year. Now, 57 per cent of respondents believe its a positive influencer.The survey found that most countries are more positive about themselves than others are of them. This is particularly true of the US, India, and Russia, where people view their country "far more positively than the rest of the world do."Ipsos MORI's survey also asked about international organisations and the positive influence they may have.The UN, the world's most visible global body, dropped nine points from last year to fourth place on the list.The World Bank and the IMF also dropped in their rankings, by seven points, but were still ahead of China and the US.In another survey, conducted by same organisation recently, China, India and Saudi Arabia were found to be the most positive about the direction their nations are taking."Almost 87 per cent of those surveyed in China think their country is going in the right direction, with 74 per cent in India and 71 per cent in Saudi Arabia believing the same," Ipsos said in its monthy report titled "What Worries the World".It also said the top three issues that worried Indian most were corruption, unemployment and crime. The Chinese were most vexed about 'moral decline', the environment and unemployment.