The Westerners must be told that the entire industrial revolution of England was funded from one state of Bengal. The country was subjected to loot for over 800 years by invaders which included the Europeans and yet today India has so much to offer.
However, between Indians we must realise that the policies adopted for over 50 years by post independent India which guaranteed salary without responsibility thanks to the "unionism of left" is the cause for the lethargy that has had taken over the country. Today, we are growing "inspite of" and not "because of" the political leadership. Thanks to the Indian farmer who takes great pride and risk in providing food for all of us, the entrepreneurial zeal of the thousands of businessmen and the passion of modern day rishis and yogis, India is back in the reckoning. These are the people who will put India's image back in the reckoning.