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      <JournalTitle>ELECTRONIC JOURNAL OF SOCIAL AND STRATEGIC STUDIES</JournalTitle>
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      <Volume-Issue>Volume 5 Special Issue V</Volume-Issue>
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      <IssueTopic>Multidisciplinary</IssueTopic>
      <IssueLanguage>English</IssueLanguage>
      <Season>June 2024</Season>
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        <Year>2024</Year>
        <Month>06</Month>
        <Day>30</Day>
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      <ArticleType>Strategic Studies</ArticleType>
      <ArticleTitle>Relevance of Kautilya’s Arthashastra concerning Contemporary Hybrid Warfare</ArticleTitle>
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      <ArticleLanguage>English</ArticleLanguage>
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      <FirstPage>20</FirstPage>
      <LastPage>48</LastPage>
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          <FirstName>Avani Ajey</FirstName>
          <LastName>Dhakras</LastName>
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      <DOI>10.47362/EJSSS.2024.5503</DOI>
      <Abstract>The concept of hybrid warfare, known by the increasingly indistinct and blurred lines between conventional and unconventional tactics, has surfaced as a serious threat in the contemporary security landscape. Since the threats have been evolving rapidly, it becomes paramount for nations to have their countermeasures ready. This research investigates the ability of the ancient Indian treatise, Arthashastra, to suffice as a countermeasure to hybrid threats. This paper highlights not only the analysis of the articulation of warfare strategies but also the non-military strategies traced in the Arthashastra and tests its potential further in light of the 21st century’s complexities and hybrid warfare. The analysis tries to contribute to the ongoing discourse on hybrid warfare by exploring a historical text and trying to establish a link between ancient wisdom and contemporary security challenges, offering insights to tackle the complexities of hybrid warfare.</Abstract>
      <AbstractLanguage>English</AbstractLanguage>
      <Keywords>War,Hybrid Warfare,Arthashastra,Kautilya,conventional,unconventional,military,non-military,state,non-state,Russia-Crimea</Keywords>
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