It was Kal Yavan, who five thousand years back attacked Mathura repeatedly, from what is West Asia now .
Ultimately Lord Krishna moved to Dwarka a safer place . In a battle with Kal Yavan he earned the name ‘Ran Chhod’ as he continually retreated strategically rather than fighting an open war .
When Alexender attacked us , we a much bigger civilisation ,did not think of embarking on winning the world in Ashvamedh style . Except for a brief period under Ranjit Singh even Afghanistan , our territory in Mauryan period was never taken back. Some South Indian Kings did go to far east.
Western victories are not just incidental . They are a result of a carefully nurtured urge to take risk in a routine manner . So when Edmund Hillary climbes Everest , Robert Peary goes to North pole , Scott to South pole or a Marco Polo goes over the world , it is all the result of a value system imbibed in west from childhood. The same value system later makes a Clive think of winning our country for Queen of England, ultimately, with a handful of soldiers.
We never had that domineering spirit and worse are doing nothing to inculcate it .
West even today indulges in adventure sports which test human endurance and resolve to hilt . 
So in a thematic variation a Steve Job takes a big risk in introducing Apple i-phone and succeeds . But before that he was chucked out from his own company and ate in ISCON temple due to bankcruptcy. But it only increased his resolve to succeed again .
