India, Aug. 10 -- Union Home Minister Amit Shah is often referred to as Chanakya, the ultimate master of statecraft. For starters, Chanakya, also known as Kautilya, is regarded as one of the greatest political thinkers and strategists in world history. Living in the fourth century BCE, he was the chief adviser to Chandragupta Maurya, the founder of the Mauryan Empire.

Under Chanakya's guidance, Chandragupta established one of the largest and most powerful empires of its time. Chanakya's traditionally attributed enduring legacy is the Arthashastra, a monumental treatise on governance, economics, diplomacy, military strategy, and public administration. It remains a repository of timeless wisdom on statecraft.

This week, I was consulting ...