It's tricky. There are huge differences in culture that we don't appreciate. What we think of as ethical and honest doesn't match what that culture thinks of as ethical and honest. And there's no reason for them to think that we're right and they're wrong.
Please do not bring relativism into science. There is no eastern science and western science. I am an Indian, and work very hard to conform to high standards of scruples and ethics. There are asymmetries like paucity of travel opportunities, lab equipment shortages etc. but we struggle just the same to provide good and trustworthy results. Please encourage everyone to do the same.
If you want to publish in western science journals, then you should be held to western standards for science, whether that's convenient or not. Not that we're perfect by any means!
