ABOUT THE BOOK
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War is not only a medium to maintain a state`s security and
consolidation of peace but it also executes policies in order to achieve
various interests to enhance political power, pride and prestige. The history
of warfare is closely linked not only with political history but also with
cultural and socio-economic history. In ancient India, the importance of
military power was seen as an important aspect of statecraft. Thus, the
development of ancient India military thinking was the culmination of various
social and political thinking that emerged within Indian society. In this
background, the ancient Indian thinkers not only realized the importance of
military power influencing the pattern of society and state but also regarded
foreign policy and diplomacy as an instrument of war. An effort has been made
to identify and study those ancient Indian thinkers who were more concerned
with the development of military power in protecting the state from various internal
and external threats.
ABOUT Author
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Shekhar Adhikari is a Professor and Former Head of the
Department of Defence and Strategic Studies, University of Allahabad. He holds
master`s degree in Defence and Strategic
Studies and Political Science. He is a Fellow of the International
Visitor Programme of the United States Information Agency (USIA). He recently
visited France, Belgium, Holland, Germany, Switzerland and Italy for academic
and research purposes. He has been the President of the National Congress for
Defence Studies (NCDS). He is a keen researcher in the field of Strategic
Thinking and International Relations. He has written extensively in various
journals relating to defence and security issues. He has earlier authored
Modern Strategic Thought: Machiavelli to Nuclear Age; Adhunik Strategic Chintan; Security Challenges from Naxalism;
India`s National Security in the 21st Century; South Asia: Traditional and
Non-traditional Security Threats; and India`s Security Interest in Her
Neighbourhood.