Pakistan, July 6 -- The hallmarks of India's recent muscular assertiveness have been high doses of spin-mastery in both domestic and international matters. Whether it is suppressing the truth of resistance against occupation in Kashmir, the persecution of Muslims by Hindutva brigades, or brutal sparring with China, Chanakya neeti is the order of the day. This art of deception, deflection, and disinformation was perfected by Chanakya 1000 years before Machiavelli.

Undoubtedly, Chanakya neeti is more toxic than the Machiavellian mix of half-truth and full-lies, misinformation, and manipulation. Some have described Machiavelli's The Prince as the 'Mafia Bible' written by Satan. In comparison to Chanakya, Machiavelli, for all his devilish pr...