There is a difference between an old Jep map shading a bit on the left side window when sitting for 10 hrs with the sun at 10 o´clock and the widespread Indian culture of covering all cockpit windows completely, effectively turning the old bird into an airborne submarine.
I have come into the cockpit of one flight while in the hold into LHR in the middle of rush hour where you could see nothing outside!
Yes, I know: IFR, TCAS, God watching over you etc., but having experienced 4 actual near misses which required avoidance maneuvering, this culture makes my p..s freeze.
Recently had a Turbulev climbing straight through my level at 12 o´clock - no TCAS.
Appalled to learn that the complacency is not confined to the sub-continent....