Saarc: a Study in India, S Role
Shantiparva and Saptanga theory of State by Kautilya
Objectives of the Present Topic are as under:
* To aware students about ancient Hindu political thought. * To make pupil understand how ancient thinkers looked at different ideas of society. * To evaluate how Kautilya Arthashastra provides for welfare state in ancient India. * To know about the elements of state and foreign policy in ancient India as devised by Kautilya in his masterpiece Arthashastra
Brief Summary
Kautaliya 's Arthashastra (322-298BC) is a brilliant and comprehensive treatise on all aspects of domestic politics, international relations, intelligence and good governance. This gives a more detailed picture of statecraft. Kautilya was the chief mentor and a minister who helped first emperor of India Chandragupta Maurya to extend his kingdom to whole of India and beyond up to Afghanistan. His political science is often called 'Raj dharma ' (Righteousness of the King) and 'Niti Shastra ' (Science of Ethics) with ethical course of conduct as hallmark of internal and external policy of the state. The concept of ‘Mandala’ the system of developing and preserving international relation is also covered in Arthashastra for the first time. The theory that immediate neighbour as an enemy and neighbour 's neighbour as a friend is also finding its place in Arthashastra. Espionage had developed to the highest point by Kautaliya but he is against extensive use of secret agents.
Complete Text
With the formation of the state, the issue of the governance of the state became a major concern of the society. In the Shantiparva of the Mahabharata, we find a reference to Matsyanyaya, a condition in which small fishes become prey to big fishes. This analogy was given to explain the anarchic condition in a society where no authority exists, people collectively agreed to have a set of laws and to appeal to the god for a king who will maintain laws and order in society. We find references to both divine
Objectives of the Present Topic are as under:
* To aware students about ancient Hindu political thought. * To make pupil understand how ancient thinkers looked at different ideas of society. * To evaluate how Kautilya Arthashastra provides for welfare state in ancient India. * To know about the elements of state and foreign policy in ancient India as devised by Kautilya in his masterpiece Arthashastra
Brief Summary
Kautaliya 's Arthashastra (322-298BC) is a brilliant and comprehensive treatise on all aspects of domestic politics, international relations, intelligence and good governance. This gives a more detailed picture of statecraft. Kautilya was the chief mentor and a minister who helped first emperor of India Chandragupta Maurya to extend his kingdom to whole of India and beyond up to Afghanistan. His political science is often called 'Raj dharma ' (Righteousness of the King) and 'Niti Shastra ' (Science of Ethics) with ethical course of conduct as hallmark of internal and external policy of the state. The concept of ‘Mandala’ the system of developing and preserving international relation is also covered in Arthashastra for the first time. The theory that immediate neighbour as an enemy and neighbour 's neighbour as a friend is also finding its place in Arthashastra. Espionage had developed to the highest point by Kautaliya but he is against extensive use of secret agents.
Complete Text
With the formation of the state, the issue of the governance of the state became a major concern of the society. In the Shantiparva of the Mahabharata, we find a reference to Matsyanyaya, a condition in which small fishes become prey to big fishes. This analogy was given to explain the anarchic condition in a society where no authority exists, people collectively agreed to have a set of laws and to appeal to the god for a king who will maintain laws and order in society. We find references to both divine
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