Kautilya and Non-Western IR Theory [Hardcover]

The ancient Indian text of Kautilyas Artha[
stra comes forth as a valuable non-Western resource for understanding contemporary International Relations (IR). However, Kautilyas Artha[
stra largely suffers from the problem of presentism, whereby present-day assumptions of the dominant theoretical models of Classical Realism and Neorealism are read back into it, thereby disrupting open reflections on Kautilyas Artha[
stra which could retrieve its alternative assumptions and unconventional traits. This book attempts to enable Kautilyas Artha[
stra to break free from the problem of presentism  it does so by juxtaposing the elements of continuity and change that showed up at different junctures of the life-history of both Kautilyas Artha[
stra and Eurocentric IR. The overall exploratory venture leads to a Kautilyan non-Western eclectic theory of IR  a theory which moderately assimilates miscellaneous research traditions of Eurocentric IR, and, in addition, delivers a few innovative features that could potentially uplift not only Indian IR, but also Global IR.Deepshikha Shahi is Assistant Professor of Political Science lã]