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What do you understand by the notion of Statecraft? Discuss the theory of statecraft as given by Kautilya.

  • UPSC 2017
  • 15 marks
  • Indian Political Thought

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Statecraft is the practical art of governing: how rulers acquire, organise and use power, and with what skills they run a state's internal and external affairs. It deals with means and capacities, not with the ideal state. The Arthashastra of Kautilya (Chanakya/Vishnugupta) is ancient India's most systematic science of statecraft.

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  • Kautilya's Conception
  • Internal Statecraft
  • External Statecraft
  • Assessment
  • Conclusion
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