For how long should we be judged by/against westerners? Why cannot they take us as we are? It is time Westerners learn about Indianness and try to appreciate it. I think that will silence these bootlickers in the name of Ramanujam, etc. Every society has its own behaviour and how can we say what is right and what is wrong by comparing the societies? A Gobal village is a place where every thought is accomodated without ranking them one against the other. Finally to the author, I guess you are more than 60 years of age, if you had formed your opinion during Nehruvian timeframe, so be it. Talk with your mates, but not with us, the young generation.