The Arthashastri

अहिंसा परमो धर्मः? We all have grown up hearing this famous line: “Non-violence is an utmost duty (Ahimsa Parmo Dharma)” , which is believed to be the founding principle of the Republic of India as its road to independence was paved with the asphalt of non-violence. Indian freedom struggle from 1915 (Gandhi Ji’s return to India) to 1947 was mostly based on ‘non-violence’. This was the time when Mahatma Gandhi’s popularity rose immensely and his ideology outspread the whole country. Gandhian ideology or more precisely the principle of ‘non-violence’ became the cornerstone of fledgling India. On every diplomatic front, India espoused the principle of ‘non-violence’ and characterized itself as the preacher of the same. But is ahimsa actually a param dharma? India’s independence journey says so. It is believed that the ‘weapon of ahimsa’ compelled the mighty British empire to eventually liberate India. And after witnessing the devastation caused by the two world wars (1915-191...

“If I were given a chance to expertise any hundred skill sets, I would choose the Chinese Diplomacy each hundred time.” People’s Republic of China (PRC) or what we call today as China is an outcome of Chinese Diplomatic prowess in 1971-72. It was the first time any US President visited the Communist China (PRC). The visit was followed by some dramatic changes in world politics which shook the whole of Europe and Asia and the consequences of which are still discernible in the present geopolitical and economic scenario. The emergence of communist China After twenty-two years-long Civil War (1927-1949) between the communists and the  nationalists, the Communist Party of China (CPC) led by Mao Zedong and Zhou Enlai took control over the mainland China and formed the People’s Republic of China and the nationalists fled to the island of Taiwan and formed the Republic of China. The US and its allies and the Japanese refused to recognize the communist government in mainland China. Communis...