Kajari Kamal

The intellectual foundations and the strategic vocabulary of contemporary geopolitical discourse is characterised by two elements—its heavy borrowing from the ancient civilisations of the Near East, Greece, Rome, and even...

• Kajari Kamal |
• April-June 2025 |
• Journal of Defence Studies

The interweaving of philosophy with statecraft lends Kautilya’s Arthashastra a unique comprehensive approach. Even if some of the Kautilyan tenets are resoundingly commonsensical, the lamp of philosophy credibly illuminates its...

• Kajari Kamal |
• April 28, 2021 |
• IDSA Comments

Any dichotomy between the individual rights of the people and the powers of the state has to be dealt with through a nuanced approach.

• Prakash Menon, Kajari Kamal |
• April 29, 2020 |
• IDSA Comments

The utility of the theory of strategic culture to explain the choices nation-states make is still to be convincingly proven. Alastair Iain Johnston has provided a viable notion of strategic...

• Kajari Kamal |
• July-September 2018 |
• Journal of Defence Studies