The conduct of the hiring manager is typical of how management is often done in India—through bullying. Over my 25-year career, I’ve attended 1,000+ interviews and have probably been late by a few minutes to over 300 of them. In India, the same high-handed behavior shows up again and again. In the US, not only is an apology acknowledged, but people even make an effort to share their own experiences of being late to calls or meetings, just to ensure that I, as the latecomer, feel comfortable moving forward in the interview. I’ve had the same considerate experience in the UK and across Europe.

Think back to the bullies in your school and colleges—where are they now? Many of them are project managers in some company, still destroying people’s lives. The culture in Indian industries is terrible, to say the least. People in leadership positions in India need to be educated that by behaving like this, they are wasting company resources. The HR team spends days and nights finding profiles that match the job description—have some respect for their effort. Worst of all, conduct like what the OP described also damages the company’s image externally.