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  • 3 - India

  • Barry Buzan, London School of Economics and Political Science, Amitav Acharya, American University, Washington DC
  • Book:
    Re-imagining International Relations
    Published online:
    02 December 2021
    Print publication:
    09 December 2021, pp 30-52

  • Summary

    This chapter looks at the thinking and practice of international relations and world order in pre-Muslim India. It opens by setting India’s geopolitical context. In terms of thinking it covers Kautilya’s Arthashastra, Ashoka’s Dharma, and the ontology and epistemology of India’s epic literature. In terms of practice, it covers the Mahajanapadas and the peaceful spread of Indian culture.

  • 2 - Problems with the Exercise

  • Barry Buzan, London School of Economics and Political Science, Amitav Acharya, American University, Washington DC
  • Book:
    Re-imagining International Relations
    Published online:
    02 December 2021
    Print publication:
    09 December 2021, pp 13-29

  • Summary

    This chapter addresses five difficulties in our approach: how to handle the close link between the discipline of IR that we now have and the period of Western world dominance; does culture matter in international relations or is it all materialism?; how ‘Western’ is modern IR?; Can ancient and modern concepts and practices be equated?; Empires versus states, and how to differentiate inside and outside.