What in your opinion is greatest defect and drawback in mental make up of the most of Indians .?

List out defects in average but majority of Indians which has resulted in our being under aliens for very long time instead of being super power when small nations who advanced much after India could go out and colonise many nations including India ? Do we have same defects now or not ?.Pl list out defect honestly.What in your opinion is greatest defect and drawback in mental make up of the most of Indians .?
The number one reason is religion. The backward orthodoxies of Hinduism with its racist caste system and Islam which is an outdated desert religion. Another weakness is the extremely high illiteracy rate which will lead to a huge gap in wealth between the small percentage that will prosper and the vast majority that will stay stuck in abject poverty. Finally, the geographic location - abutting China and Pakistan - means that the ruling class will continue to waste a sizable part of the country's wealth on weapons and military satelites rather than investing in education and disease control. What in your opinion is greatest defect and drawback in mental make up of the most of Indians .?
Either keeping a low profile or a high profile.