Sir,
I cant speak for anyone other than me...
For me,I am not defensive.
I accpet that India is not the land of milk and honey (not yet) and we have our fair share of problems in sanitation,poverty,malnutrition etc.
But on the other side of the coin,u guys have to look at the bigger picture and the positive points (which r in plenty)....
A nation that had to pawn its gold to the Bank OF England in 1991 to pay for its import bills,a nation that had abt 23% literacy rate, a nation that had to import its food grains, a nation that had abt 10 million mobile users in 1990 - today has come to this level where we have abt 300 billion forex reserves,4 or 5 th largest gold holding nation,export food grains and almost 550 million mobile users with a 65% literacy rate.
Think at the growth that has taken place.
We have not reached the destination yet but I can say with the fullest confidence that we r moving in the right direction at a good pace.
Thats wat matters...U may not be there now but u will be there in some time if ur fundamentals are strong..and for India it is.