It is true that in the study of Political Science, International Relations, Public Administration, and other related discipline Arthashastra is yet to receive due recognition in India and abroad. In this context, the Indian Institute of Advanced Study (IIAS) Shimla had hosted a two-day National Seminar on 'Reflections on the Relevance of Arthashastra in the 21st Century' This volume is the collection of selected papers presented at the national seminar. The relevance of Arthashastra in the contemporary world has been well explored in the seventeen articles categorized in three sections. The first part deals with the relevance of Arthashastra in the present century. The second section of the book deals with foreign and security policy, strategic culture as portrayed in Arthashastra. The third section of the book deals with Human Rights, Women's Status, Good Governance, Tax, and Treasury as reflected in Kautilya's Arthashastra. Content Foreword Preface Contributors SECTION - I Arthashastra and its Significance: An Outline 1. Reflections on Arthashastra and its Relevance in the 21st Century by M P Muralidharan 2. Between Theory and History: Formulating an Alternative Interpretation of Kautilya by Jayashree Vivekanandan 3. Strategic Wisdom in Kautilya’s Arthashastra: Philosophical Roots and Political Implications by Medha Bisht 4. Kautilya’s Arthashastra: Reflections on Contents and Significance by Suresh R. 5. Good Governance Perspectives in The Arthashastra: Kautilyan Ideology and its Applicability in The Present Times by Rajvir Sharma SECTION - II Foreign and Security Policy, Strategic Culture 6. Contemporary Statecraft in Arthashastra by J.S Rajpurohit 7. Locating Kautilya in Indian Strategic Culture by Harish K. Thakur 8. The Mandala Theory Revisited by Pradeep Kumar Gautam 9. Assessing Israel’s Foreign Policy: Correlating with the Mandala Theory and Kautilya’s Advocacy of Intelligence by Poornima B 10. Kautilya’s Saptanga Theory in Understanding Comprehensive National Power by Nanda Kishor M S 11. Relevance of Kautilyan Foreign Policy in Safeguarding India’s Maritime Interests by G. Padmaja SECTION - III Human Rights, Women’s Status, Good Governance, Tax and Treasury 12. Kautilya and Evolution of Human Rights by Sudhir Singh 13. Women and Statecraft in Kautilya’s Arthashāstra by Santosh Bharti 14. Kautilya’s Arthashastra: Approach towards Good Governance by Deepak Kumar Pandey 15. Arthashastra and Civic Responsibility by S. Venkata Krishnan 16. Arthaśhāstra and Tax Collection by Yashvant Kumar Trivedi 17. Treasury in Arthashastra and its Relevance by Mousumi Ghosh Index