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canakya_puskaradharini

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0.1 INTRODUCTION

0.2 PROLOGUE Pratiṣṭhāna Kāṇḍa

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1 Takṣaśilā Kāṇḍa

1.1 Neti Kautilyaḥ! (“No, says Kautilya”)

1.2 Of picking one’s battles

1.3 The enemy of my enemy

1.4 Deception games

1.5 The art of manipulation

1.6 Clandestine operations

1.7 The art of double crossing

1.8 Mundia and modia

1.9 Reductionism

1.10 Hero worship

1.11 Availing opportunities

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2 Mathura Kāṇḍa

2.1 Motivated questionnaire

2.2 Pavel Morozov

2.3 Work experience

2.4 The Manhattan Project

2.5 Cutting the Gordian knot

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3 Yavana Kāṇḍa

3.1 Signalling networks

3.2 Learning to lose

3.3 Fake rebelliousness

3.5 The (in)validity of feelings

3.6 Image consciousness

3.8 Speaking ill of the dead

3.9 Showing empathy

3.11 Gifting knives

3.12 Linus’s law

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4 Āryāvarta Kāṇḍa

4.1 Putting in the effort

4.2 Repugnant alliances

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4 Āryāvarta Kāṇḍa

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5 Magadha Kāṇḍa

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6 Dakṣiṇapatha Kāṇḍa

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southern_campaign

specials

lectures

letters_speeches

augraseniya_father

magadha_persia_aftermath

rupakosa_augraseniya

sakadala_dhanananda

quotes

arthashastra

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delusive_chamber

general_war_strat

minister_employment

personal_security

personal_security_2

ravana_duryodhana

self-protection

upon_conquering

using_enemies_2

using_enemies_3

which_is_better

which_is_better_2

which_is_better_3

which_is_better_4

which_is_better_5

which_is_better_6

wicked_impressions

canakya_niti

do_not_announce

greek

afghan_obscene_2

elephant_beauty

geneva_convention

ministry_of_war_machines

misc

theory_practice

full_page_vizhdam

rajamandala

vasudeva

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Nothing can stand against an arrow shot by an Indian archer, neither shield nor breastplate nor any strong armour.

—Arrian, Anabasis Alexandri: Book VIII (Indica)

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