Indigenous Historical Knowledge: Kautilya and His Vocabulary (Volume III)

About the Book

This book is the third in a series of three volumes on “Kautilya and His Vocabulary” as a part of the “Indigenous Historical Knowledge” project undertaken by the Institute for Defence Studies and Analyses (IDSA), New Delhi. The edited volumes contain select papers presented in a series of workshops, national and international seminars organised by the Institute. The project is an attempt to trace, look into, analyse and relate with the indigenous strategic thinking in India. These volumes aim at initiating the study, internalisation, spread and consolidation of Kautilya’s Arthashastra in the strategic domain. The four focus themes in the three volumes are foreign policy, intelligence, war and internal security as they relate to contemporary times.

Contents

Preface

About the Contributors

Welcome Remarks by Dr. Arvind Gupta, Director General(DG) IDSA

Keynote Address by Shri Shivshankar Menon,National Security Adviser

PART I
REVISITING CONCEPTS, ISSUES FROM TEXT

1. Economy, Ecology, and National Defence in Kautilya’s Arthasastra
   Patrick Olivelle
2. Non-Aggression Pacts and Strategic Partnerships in Kautilyan Foreign Policy
   Mark McClish
3. Statecraft and Intelligence Analysis in the Kautilya-Arthasastra
   Michael Liebig
4. The Army: Then and Now
   Pradeep Kumar Gautam

PART II
STRATEGIC CULTURE, NEGOTIATIONS AND INTERNATIONAL RELATIONS

5. Strategic Culture in South Asia: Kautilyan Sempiternity
   Rashed Uz Zaman
6. Bargaining and Negotiation Analysis: Lessons from Arthashastra
   Medha Bisht
7. Does Indian IR have a History? Mapping Articulations of Justice and Stability in the Arthashastra and Akhlaq Traditions
   Jayashree Vivekanandan
8. Kautilya on Far-sight, Foresight and Freedom
   Balbir Singh Sihag

Appendix
Annexure I
Annexure II
Index

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