NEW DELHI: A day after India formally got membership to the Missile Technology Control Regime ( MTCR ) - which China hasn't been allowed to enter because of its dodgy proliferation record - an editorial in the Chinese state-run Global Times has called Indians self-centered, self-righteous and perhaps lacking morals.The entire editorial heaps insults on Indians who according to the Chinese paper don't understand nationalism, have no knowledge of morals, cravenly follow the west and are spoiled.The tone of the entire berating editorial has the flavour of a high-school magazine piece, so much so that one is tempted to say after reading it: Jealous much?The editorial is talking about the coverage of and the failure of India's bid to get into the Nuclear Suppliers Group (NSG). Both the Indian media and the Indian government blamed China's opposition for India's failed bid to the NSG It appears the Chinese newspaper's editorial wants to give Indians a lesson in nationalism and patriotism. It criticizes Indians for their supposed adulation of the West. The US, France, Canada and several other countries backed India's NSG membership bid."US backing adds the biggest impetus to India's ambition...The US is not the whole world. Its endorsement does not mean India has won the backing of the world. This basic fact, however, has been ignored by India," the edit says.The editorial seeks to enlighten Indians to the fact that "By cozying up to India, Washington's India policy actually serves the purpose of containing China."Indians also needs to learn about nationalism, the belligerent editorial says."India's nationalists should learn how to behave themselves. Now that they wish their country could be a major power, they should know how major powers play their games," it says.The editorial keeps repeating that China "follows the rules", and the rule is that an NSG member must be a signatory of the nuclear Non-Proliferation Treaty (NPT) and India isn't. It says 10 countries opposed India's NSG bid."India is not a signatory to the NPT, but is the most active applicant to join the NSG. Before the Seoul meeting, the Indian media played up the prospects of its bid. Some even claim that among the 48 members of the NSG, 47 have given it a green light, except China, "the editorial fumes.The editorial - which makes no mention of China's nuclear proliferation for which it has been shut out of the MTCR - seeks to put China on a (dubious) moral high ground."It is morally legitimate for China and other members to upset India's proposal in defense of principles," the editorial crows.And then the editorial's claws really come out."Recent years have seen the Western world giving too many thumbs up to India, but thumbs down to China. India is spoiled. Although the South Asian country's GDP accounts for only 20 percent of that of China, it is still a golden boy in the eyes of the West, having a competitive edge and more potential compared to China. The international "adulation" of India makes the country a bit smug in international affairs."However, China does believe that unlike common Indians the Indian government is alright. "On the contrary, the Indian government behaves decently and is willing to communicate,"the editorial concludes.