Diplomatic Theory of Kautilya and Sun Tzu

Assessing Interpretations

Dados Bibliográficos

ID9976568
AutoresAnusmita Dutta (Jawaharlal Nehru University), Manish S Dabhade (Jawaharlal Nehru University, autor correspondente)
Ano2014
Volume51
Fascículo1-4
Páginas162-179
Data de publicação2014-01-01
Peer ReviewedSim
Open AccessSim
TipoARTICLE
PeriódicoInternational Studies (JOURNAL)
Identificadores do periódicoISSN: 0020-8817 • E-ISSN: 0973-0702
EditoraSAGE Publishing (PUBLISHER • US)
DOI10.1177/0020881717721758
OpenAlexW2772389107
IdiomaEN
Citações recebidas1
Referências citadas28

In the changing sphere of world politics, or more specifically in a multi-polar world, there has been a process of re-territorialization of the theory and practice of diplomacy. The discipline attempts to move away from the dominant Western influences and revive the non-Western understanding. The reading of Kautilya’s Arthashastra and Sun Tzu’s The Art of War in this context seems relevant, as these two ancient texts reinforce this understanding in an extensive manner. This article in its first part deals with the aspect of the diplomatic theory of international relations (IR) and traces its shift. The second part deals with the non-Western understanding of the diplomatic theory. Since this viewpoint is read with respect to the two ancient texts, the third part attempts to give justification of how the historical texts can be approached at without committing the fallacy attached to the study of old historical texts. The fourth and fifth parts of the article deal extensively with the diplomacy enunciated in the texts of Kautilya and Sun Tzu, respectively. The relevance of these two texts in the contemporary period is also evaluated. Thus, the study of the texts further reinforces the view of the presence of alternative understanding to the dominant Eurocentric perspective

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