A number of studies have been conducted in the recent past throwing light on Kautilya's contribution to economic policy … much earlier than contributions from western scholars. In his treatise Arthashastra, Kautilya informs that his contribution …

assessment of the role of the elephant in the polity of ancient India as portrayed by Kautilya. It is argued that the high use …After providing some background on the domestication and use of elephants in ancient India, this article concentrates … on the role of the elephant in Indian statescraft as outlined in Kautilya’s Arthasastra, reputed to have been written in …