HYDERABAD: Indian-American author and researcher Rajiv Malhotra — raising concerns about the Indian education system, social media policies, outsourcing of human resources and appropriation of western interventions — said India was walking the path of a ‘Vishwa Chela (global follower)’, instead of ‘Vishwa Guru (global leader)’.
Malhotra, who has authored several best-selling books like ‘Breaking India: Western Interventions in Dravidian and Dalit’ and ‘Snakes in the Ganga – Breaking India 2.0’, was speaking at a media interaction in the city as part of his three-day trip.
Malhotra said that there was a downward spiral in the democracy of India as politicians were not offering serious propositions, concepts or long-term plans to people but rather, giving bombastic, hyperbolic statements to appease them and make them feel emotionally good to win votes.
“We are facing a country like China, where people are being educated about their country and its…