Chanakya, the great political scientist of the Mauryan period, in his masterpiece Arthashastra (c. 250 AD) describes four weapons wielded by a ruler to subdue his opponents — saama, daama, bheda, danda. Subtlest of all, saama, you co-opt opponents by involving them in a dialogue, daama , you buy them over, Bheda, suggests instigating differences among your enemies, and finally danda (punitive action), refers to outright repression.
Tuesday, March 01, 2005
India and Globalization - P. Chidambaram (Finance Minister of India)
Here is the Key note speech by Mr. P. Chidambaram Finance Minister of India, at the FPC (Foreign Policy Center) London. There is also a Q & A session at the end of this document. It is quite insightful.
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