To find an answer requires confronting civilizational norms, which are reflected in the intellectual games that the countries favor. India has traditionally favored the game of chaupad (four sides), or shatranj (chess), concentrating on contest, conquest, and subjugation.
为了找到这个答案，需要对比两国的文明范式，这体现于两国所喜欢的博弈游戏。传统上，印度喜欢查帕德（chaupad，四人博弈游戏）和沙特兰伊（shatranj，国际象棋），这些游戏的核心是竞争、征服和镇压。而中国人所喜爱的围棋以战略包围为核心。正如孙子在2 000年前所说的：“百战百胜，非善之善者也；不战而屈人之兵，善之善者也。”