Chanakya Kautilya: A Statesman for all Seasons?
Dr. Dhanpaul Narine
By Dr. Dhanpaul Narine
President Donald Trump says that Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi is his friend. Kautilya was probably standing in a corner with his cunning smile, the honeybee in the sunflower!
Kautilya might have said to Prime Minister Modi as he left for the White House, ‘Once you start working on something, don’t be afraid of failure and don’t abandon it. People who work sincerely are the happiest.’
Modi’s reception in New York and his speech at Madison Square Garden would have pleased Kautilya immensely. He would have been horrified, on the other hand, at the security breaches at the White House and the conflicts in the Middle East. The firing of James Comey by Trump might have had the approval of Kautilya who prized loyalty.
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