Discussion
Kautilya's concept of Inter-state relations was based on which of the following theories ?
Answer: B
Kautilya's view of inter-state relations rests on the Mandala Theory.
In the Arthashastra, Kautilya pictures the would-be conqueror (vijigishu) at the centre of a circle (mandala) of states: the immediate neighbour is the natural enemy, the state beyond it the natural friend, and so on outwards, with middle and neutral kings around them. This 'enemy of my enemy' geometry is the basis of his theory of foreign relations.
The Saptanga theory describes the seven elements of the state itself, the four-fold army its military forces, and the Sadgunya (six measures) the policies a king applies within the mandala rather than the theory of relations itself.
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