What happens when new money meets no manners? According to entrepreneur Manish Wahie, a rising class of aggressive, entitled Indian travellers is eroding the country’s global image—one airport, one flight, and one bad impression at a time.

Wahie, Managing Partner at iSquare Projects and a long-time resident of Almaty, Kazakhstan, says that across countries, Indian behaviour abroad is being quietly but sharply judged. And the problem, he warns, is only getting worse. Advertisement

“People have started judging us the moment we walk in,” he said. “They look at how we speak, how we dress, how we behave. And when that judgment begins, it’s never a good thing.”

Wahie believes the core of this shift lies in two forces: aggression and new money. “Aggression is rising in our society. And now it

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