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Mahabharata in Sanskrit literally means ‘the great India’. Mahabharata is not just an epic, a story or a historical incident, but a way of life and the basis of Indian spirituality since times immemorial. This paper is an attempt to discover the influence of Mahabharata on the South-East Asian countries.A nuanced attempt shall be made in this paper to assess and highlight the role of Mahabharata as an instrument of Soft power in Indian Foreign policy.
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