ABOUT THE BOOK
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This book is the third in a series of
three volumes on “Kautilya and His Vocabulary” as a part of the “Indigenous
Historical Knowledge” project undertaken by the Institute for Defence Studies
and Analyses (IDSA), New Delhi. The edited volumes contain select papers
presented in a series of workshops, national and international seminars
organised by the Institute. The project is an attempt to trace, look into,
analyse and relate with the indigenous strategic thinking in India. These
volumes aim at initiating the study, internalisation, spread and consolidation
of Kautilya`s Arthashastra in the strategic domain. The four focus themes in
the three volumes are foreign policy, intelligence, war and internal security
as they relate to contemporary times.
ABOUT Author
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Col.
Pradeep Kumar Gautam (Retd.) is currently a Research Fellow at the
Institute for Defence Studies and Analyses, New Delhi and convener of the
workshops and seminars with regard to the “Indigenous Historical
Knowledge”project.
Dr.
Saurabh Mishra is currently working as a Research Assistant at the Institute for
Defence Studies and Analyses, New Delhi. He has done his Ph.D. from Banaras
Hindu University; and is associated with the “Indigenous Historical Knowledge”
project since its inception.
Dr.
Arvind Gupta is currently the Deputy National Security Advisor to the
Government of India. He was the Director General Institute for Defence Studies
and Analyses, New Delhi, before joining the current position. He had also held
the Lal Bahadur Shastri Chair on National Security at the Institute. He retired
from the Indian Foreign Service (IFS) after serving in the Ministry of External
Affairs and Indian Missions abroad in different capacities.