Leadership and Strategy Analysis-Global Outlook and Indian Perspective

Extract from Wikipedia Brahmanical Tradition Cosmogony and the Antediluvian history [ edit ] According to the Vedic traditions, human history proceeds in cycles, dependent on the evolutions and dissolutions of the world. Time is divided into four ages –  Krita Yuga ,  Treta Yuga ,  Dvapara Yuga  and  Kali Yuga  – collectively forming one  Maha Yuga . Seventy-one Mahayugas form a  Manvantara , a period of time over which a  Manu  presides. In each cycle, this Manu is the first man and also the first king and lawgiver. Every Manvantara has its own set of  Indra , gods and seven sages. Fourteen Manvantara create a  Kalpa (aeon) , after which the creation comes to a close in a periodical destruction called  Pralaya . After that, the creation starts all over again in an endless cycle of evolutions and dissolutions. The traditions relate that the present Kalpa is called  Varaha . Out of the fourteen manvantaras ...

1.Strategic Theory in the Indian Context    In India one of the foremost Strategic thinker and a political realist is Kautilya or Chanakya and the book he wrote on Statecraft,Politics,Leadership and Strategy,Administration and Economy is called Arthashastra and he also wrote a book called Chanakya Neeti and the main point in this strategy book is the principle of RajaMandala which means the circle of enemy and friendly states surrounding the Kings state and the application of Sama,Dana,Bheda,Danda,Upeksha,Indrajala and Maya. Extract from Wikipedia Upayas (diplomacy) Upayas​ is a Sanskrit word that means "approaches", "to come into any state or condition" and "to come near or towards".It also refers to methods of diplomacy found in Hinduism and Jainism texts. Kautilya mentioned four Upayas - Sama, Dana or Dama, Danda and Bheda as ways to reach to a solution in state politics to avoid conflicts and war situations.This phrase is also commonly use...