This is what I call the "X-of-Y syndrome" where: * X is Western * Y is Indian * but Y is earlier than X In this case X = Machiavelli, Y = Chanakya. I've se

This is what I call the "X-of-Y syndrome" where: * X is Western * Y is Indian * but Y is earlier than X In this case X = Machiavelli, Y = Chanakya. I've seen this trend especially among writers of the Western world. Reminds me of "Ahmedabad is the Manchester of India" even though cotton was mass-produced in India since the dawn of civilization.