While newspapers in Hong Kong and the West are filled with reports about secret documents showing Li's role in the 1989 Tiananmen crackdown, papers in India are interested in more pressing matters, such as the insulting economic commentary in the official Chinese newspapers. Beijing eliminated power cuts a long time ago, and everyone has running water. In New Delhi, power cuts are frequent in some areas. In the slums, law and order is bad, and power and water are rationed. New Delhi has no subway and few overpasses.
Buses are old and dilapidated, and traffic congestion is terrible.
Private ownership of cars is much lower than in Beijing. Unfortunately for India, all of that is true. But in international relations, unlike in libel law, truth is not always a defense. Especially given the humble remarks of Indian Defense Minister George Fernandes in 2000, when he made a point of speaking about the areas where China is ahead of India. And don't forget the anger that many Indian business executives feel about alleged Chinese dumping of products like chemicals, plastics, consumer goods, and electronics in India.