Kautilya’s approach to conflict resolution: Sam, Dam, Dand & Bhed

This article by U. Mahesh Prabhu is a part of The Kautilya Project of Vedic Management Center

Arthashastra, compiled, edited and commented by Kautilya a.k.a. Chanakya a.k.a. Vishnugupta, speaks more about administration, organization, clandestine operations, economy and diplomacy than war. Considering this, many political and diplomatic commentators often consider(ed) Arthashastra to be of lesser significance than the likes of The Art of War by Sun Tzu. Now, could that be considered logical?...