ARTHASASTRA

We examine the question whether an Ancient Indian author, KAUTILYA, who addressed statecraft and intelligence in scholarly fashion, might bear a meaning for contemporary Intelligence Studies. KAUTILYA, a near contemporary of Aristotle and Alexander the Great viewed intelligence as central feature of statecraft. In KAUTILYA's opus magnum ARTHASASTRA there is a detailed account of intelligence collection, processing, consumption, and covert operations, as indispensable means for maintaining and expanding the security and power of the state.
Casalino Pierluigi