Banaras Hindu University said that questions about the Goods and Services Tax being part of Kautilya’s Arthashastra, and Manu being the first Indian thinker of globalisation are part of the curriculum. Criticising the move, BHU political analyst Dhanajay Tripathi said, "Arthashastra was for monarchy and GST is introduced in a democracy. It is not appropriate to link GST and Kautilya."