At a risk of downvote oblivion, this is what comes to mind to me. Keep in mind that this is just what I perceive about India through all the media I’ve consumed so it can come across as a bit prejudiced. I’m sure there’s more nuance.
The good:
Amazing food, rich culture
Seemingly big into tech.
Very colorful.
People seem generally friendly.
The bad:
So. Insanely. Chaotic.
Basic sanitation and infrastructure seem stuck a few decades ago.
Female emancipation is lacking as far as I can gather.
A lot of inequality in general.
The weather seems like hell to me.
Even though they’re big into tech, it comes across to me that the government and general population is still stuck in the mid 90’s regarding devices (pc’s etc, smartphones excluded).