I'll throw out some of my perceptions:
1. A lot of Indians that I've met with have a horrible mindset when it comes to IT. I complain about it all the time to co-workers. Just like Pakistanis, Indians are not very creative. They will not bother to iterate on anything by themselves. Its almost slave-like. Very aggravating to deal with.
2. When speaking English, the accent and way your people (generally) speak it is horrible. Its very hard to understand, easily the hardest to understand when an Indian writes anything in English. Makes for very difficult conversation.
3. I do appreciate your culture and political evolution in the past 50 years. India has gone from independence, to playing a passive role in politics, to becoming a counterbalance to Chinese aggression in a very short period of time. For an American, it provides a reasonable (but heavily flawed) archetype for progression from colonial rule.
4. I wish your country would stop murdering Christians in some areas. Not saying all Hindus do it, but when I read about people being murdered for their religious beliefs, I am very saddened to hear it. Especially when many of the missionaries are trying to bring education and help to the people.
5. Heavy-handed socialism doesn't work for an emerging nation. I'm glad that India has developed into a quasi-capitalist nation, despite its major obstacles, especially the poverty of the country. India has some wonderfully bright people, and despite some of my negative statements, many are hard workers and simply want a better life, and I'll take that attitude over a lot of Americans I know.
Back from the dead, I'm afraid.
