It is very easy to whine all the time about how 'white' people are racist, and treat Indians badly, but not as easy to extend the same courtesy we expect from Australians to the those that are of darker hues than our own.*
It is also very easy to whine all the time about how the United States walks all over us, but not as easy to acknowledge that we also have a habit of walking all over other countries.
An excerpt from an excellent post by Anurag Acharya (at Kafila) about Indo-Nepal relations:
"Actually, Nepalis don’t hate Indians. In fact, we love Indian food, we enjoy Indian movies and music and we support Indian cricket team with as much passion because we feel a sense of nearness that the shared culture and kinship across the border has brought. What we do hate is the fact that Indian State has never treated Nepal with the respect and dignity that a sovereign nation is entitled to. From Nehru to Manmohan Singh, India has always used diplomatic coercion to meddle into Nepal’s internal matters citing its security interests." [Read the entire post here]PS- Yes, I am aware that this post is currently up on my blogroll feed, but it isn't going to stay there forever.
* Rhetorical device but if you are interested in Indian racism, outlook has an interesting article on it (password required)
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