Man the perception of India is just going bad day by day. We were supposed be that rising power with carefully crafted image of New India. Now it seems we have been exposed left right and centre. No further comments.
Firstly let's worry about getting over this wave and being prepared for next wave than about "perceptions"
Secondly, we have one Superpower that eats bats, insects, spreads covid viruses all over the world.
And another that kills millions across the globe with their interventions and was founded on slavery and racism.
The issue is we are too worried about how others think, instead of giving them a slap when they try and badmouth India.
Would you rather be a Tibetan being oppressed by China, a non Sunni muslim in Napakistan or a Hindu in Bdesh 1971?
And even with all this, a country of 1.3bn has handled things very well, despite lack of healthcare and CMs like Kejri. Compare the GDP of EU vs India, and how many vaccines have been delivered in either region.