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Analyze Kautilya’s Saptanga theory. How do you explain its significance in present-day politics?

  • UPSC 2026
  • 15 marks
  • Indian Political Thought

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Kautilya (Chanakya/Vishnugupta) conceived the state as seven interlocking prakritis: swami, amatya, janapada, durga, kosha, danda and mitra. It survives today less as a definition of the state than as a way of measuring state power, and that explains its present-day pull.

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