The Dialectics

The Anatomy of a Failed Negotiation: US–Iran Through Five Strategic Lenses

US-Iran Negotiations: Five of the most thorough studies of international negotiation suggest that this debacle was inevitable and that Islamabad

5. Dandaniti : Can Coercion Ensure Political Stabilty ?

Kautilya says, without Dandaniti the society will degrade to a state of nature where the strong devour the weak.

4. Vartta : A King Ignorant of Economic Sciences will loose his Autonomy

Kauṭilya’s emphasis on vārttā reveals his modern sensibility, recognizing political economy as central to power.

3. Trayi : How Sacred Knowledge Stabilizes Political Order?

By emphasizing the importance of Trayi (Three Vedas) - How Kautilya synthesizes Tradition and Realism ?

The Iran Crisis and China’s Deafening Silence: Why Beijing Is Not and Will Not Be a Superpower in the near Future

Material strength alone will not make someone a superpower, but their intent to get involved in a crisis and have

2. Anvikshiki : How Does a Ruler Attains Intellectual Independence?

Anvikshiki : Kautilya doesn't want his King to be a mere puppet. Instead he wants the ruler to develop the

1. Vinaya : What does it Mean and Why it is Important for a Ruler ?

What is Vinaya, and Why it is so important that Kautilya places Vinaya in the very beginning of Arthasastra.

Revisiting Mackinder in the Arctic: Greenland and the New Geopolitical Pivot

The ice is melting, the distances are shortening, and the former perimeters of the world are shifting towards the center.

Is the USA Undermining Itself as a Superpower with Its Actions under Trump?

When everything seemed great and was going in the right direction immediately after the assumption of the charges under the

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