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146973
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India’s rise in the twenty-first century has resulted in renewed attention on the country, especially in the sphere of strategic thought. This focus has brought into limelight ancient India’s pioneering text on polity called Kautilya’s Arthashastra (KA).Contingent with that is a growing interest in exploring the relevance of KA in the contemporary world. Arthashastra, a masterpiece in its own right, is a comprehensive compendium on all matters concerning a state, including administration, law and order, economics, diplomacy, military, war, intelligence and, above all, unmissable ethics or dharma. This article is an attempt to reveal the tenets of Arthashastra in a simple form and establish their contemporary relevance, both theoretically and practically, thus restoring a rightful place to KA in the field of International Relations (IR) studies.
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188874
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Traditionally, Kautilya or Vishnugupta, is considered the author of Arthashastra. He is also known as Chanakya, the scholar and chief minister who ‘destroyed the power of the Nandas and placed Chandragupta Maurya on the throne of Magadha’ in the 4th century bc. By the name of Chanakya, he had also authored a text known as Chanakya Niti. However, there is no proper understanding in the general public about the seminal work authored by Kautilya such as the Arthashastra and Chanakya Niti. Unfortunately, the term ‘Chanakya’ is used as an adjective very loosely in media or public discourse with negative Machiavellian connotations, mainly because of lack of knowledge. Kautilya’s Arthashastra is a very different and comprehensive manual and is not the same as Chanakya Niti, as is wrongly understood by many. Considering the need to set right a common misunderstanding or confusion about these texts, this commentary aims to throw light on this literature. It first introduces in brief Kautilya’s Arthashastra followed by an introduction to Chanakya Niti and the rigorous contemporary scholarship associated with it. It also features some selected verses from Chanakya Niti.
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155651
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164537
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