This simply shows the poor state of knowledge and information on part of Americans. This certainly is frightening , not for Indians, but for those who are pathetically impoverished in terms of knowledge about the rest of the world.India is by no means a country which can be ignored, more so, in current times. India is the seventh largest country and a fast emerging economic power, that has many distinctions to its credit. Media in the West may also be held responsible for projecting such poor image of India.
