Political Science · Indian Political Thought
Assertion (A): Kautilya's Arthashastra advocated the Mandala Theory of foreign policy. Reason (R): The Mandala Theory holds that the immediate neighbour of a state is likely to be an enemy, while the neighbour's neighbour is likely to be a friend. Choose the most appropriate answer:
- 1(A) is not correct but (R) is correct
- 2(A) is correct but (R) is not correct
- 3Both (A) and (R) are correct but (R) is NOT the correct explanation of (A)
- 4Both (A) and (R) are correct and (R) is the correct explanation of (A)✓
Correct answer
Both (A) and (R) are correct and (R) is the correct explanation of (A)
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