Basharat Peer interview with Pankaj Mishra: Modi should learn from the Chinese their deliberate rejection of self-promotion - The Hindu

"The one thing Mr. Modi and his fans really should learn from the Chinese is their deliberate rejection of self-promotion and posturing. The Chinese in their 30 years of uninterrupted self-strengthening refrained from making any great claims for their power and influence. On the contrary, Chinese leaders played down their strength and emphasised the problems before them. They certainly did not seek affirmation from overseas Chinese. In any case, we know that for India to become an attractive option for China’s neighbours we need Mr. Modi to set aside his fiddle, get away from insecure NRIs, do ghar vapsi and then stay at home for a while and attend to its myriad challenges."

Basharat Peer interview with Pankaj Mishra: Modi should learn from the Chinese their deliberate rejection of self-promotion - The Hindu