India is among the most trusted nations globally when it comes to government, business, NGOs and media.<br />'' <br />''The 2019 Edelman Trust Barometer report, which was released today, ahead of the World Economic Forum meet in Davos, noted that the Global Trust Index witnessed a marginal increase of 3 points to 52.<br />''  <br />''China topped the Trust Index among both the informed public and the general population segments. <br />''  <br />''India was at the second place in the informed public category and third place in the general population category.<br />''  <br />''The Index is the average per cent of trust in NGOs, business, government and media.<br />''  <br />''The findings are based on an online survey in 27 markets covering over 33,000 respondents. The fieldwork was conducted between October to November last year.<br />''  <br />''In terms of trust in companies headquartered in each market, the most trusted are those from Switzerland, Germany and Canada. <br />'' <br />''However, as per the report, companies headquartered in India, Mexico and Brazil are the least trusted, followed by China and South Korea.<br />''<br />