The Arthashastri

After Nepal, Iran too? “Enemy’s enemy is a friend” , says an old adage and very well says, especially in the Chinese case. After subjugating Nepal, China has now struck a $ 400 billion strategic deal (8 times larger than CPEC deal) with an American adversary (or another Indian ally) – ‘Iran’. Iran has finally given its approbation on the four-years long-pending Chinese proposal for an economic and security deal between the two nations. This is a twenty-five year strategic accord and an eighteen-page agreement which will enhance the reach of Chinese expansionist motives into Iran’s banking, telecommunication, port, and railway industries along with the contract of dozens of developmental projects in Iran to the Chinese companies. Apart from all this, Beijing will also get ‘Iranian oil’ at a heavily discounted rate (approximately 13%) for twenty-five straight years. And interestingly, these transactions are not going to materialize in dollars but ‘renminbi (Chinese currency)’. ...

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...

  Why is China creating so many nuisances these days? What is the likelihood of an all-out Indo-Sino war in the near future? The whole world has closely observed the recent Indo-Sino conflict at Galwan valley in Ladakh where at least 20 Indian soldiers martyred and an undisclosed number of Chinese soldiers were killed. The incident received worldwide attention as it was a historic event for Indo-Sino relations and a check-post to scrutinize enigmatic Chinese intentions for the post-COVID world where there is a greater possibility for the augmentation of the anti-China wave all over the globe. Recently, there were media reports of growing Chinese military presence in the Indian Ocean too. China has already got Nepal under its foothold and induced anti-India sentiments there. It has also evoked the issue of Kalapani land border dispute. Recently, Nepal has claimed a piece of land in Bihar too and attacked civilians of that region. From an all-time ally, Nepal has turned into a ...

Inequality is widely prevalent in our society which knowingly or unknowingly invites discrimination. But what is the rationale behind discrimination if I say everyone in the world has an equal value of money at any point of time? To be precise, everyone is equally rich in this world but is still discriminated against. Theory of Equal Wealth We were all at ground zero when we were born, and will surely get back to zero at the time of our demise. But ever thought about our life in between this period? Where do we stand during our lives?   Everyone stands at the same stature which is though not at ground zero but at a value defined by a variable ‘k’, whose value depends on material wealth possessed by an individual at a particular point of time. In short, “ Total Wealth = kW ” [W= Material Wealth] And this total wealth possessed by all individuals is equal at any point in time. How? Origin of Theory This theory is an extension of the theory followed by Lord Krishna. In ...