The reality is there were many trails and errors in west befroe adopting certain policies... as far as Indian influence on culture goes... there is no doubt not only asia but the entire world has learned a lot from it... you may laugh and make fun as you will i believe.. and this not your fault, after all west is best philosophy has been fixed in your blood by your media and almost everything else... even your archeologists believe that early europeans appeared in suits,bowtie and boots unlike other hunter gatherers from which civillisations usually rise... I would call this unneccessary bragging. It has become a trend now to hide the real facts and cook up theories to produce your own versions of facts... let me give u a small example, the atom was discovered or atleast described by an Indian saint called maharshi kannada and not demarcritus as many westerners claim, I believe its just a counterweight to show to provide west with its own alternative so that the western pride would remain maintained.. your mentality Sir, is filled with excessive pride, so go ahead laugh your heads off but there's only one truth, which will remain...