CONTENTS: Preface, 1. Introduction, 2. Svamin: The King, 3. Amatya: The High Official, 4. Prakriti and Vyasana: The Constituents of the State, and Maladies, 5. Shadgunya: Foreign Policy, Diplomacy and Warfare, 6. Legal and Socio-Economic Aspects, 7. Conclusion, Appendix1: Tantrayukti: The Thirty-two Devices of the Treatment of Sciences, Appendix 2: 'Kautilya' or 'Kautialya'?, Appendix 3: On the Authorship and Date of the Arthasastra, Select Bibliography, Index.