The passage says that Orientalist scholars who studied Indian texts made "little attempt to understand the world-view of those who were teaching them". The author argues that the idea of the 'spiritual' East as opposed to the 'materialistic' West promoted by European intellectuals was at a disjuncture from traditional ways of looking at the Indian past. So, it can be inferred from the passage that to gain a more accurate view of a nation's history and culture, scholars should not attempt to develop an oppositional framework to grasp cultural differences.
In light of the passage, it can be inferred that scholars must try to read the country's literature widely, examine their own beliefs and biases and examine the complex reality of that nation's society in order to gain an accurate view of the country's history.