Amazon.com description: Product Description: Based on the celebrated works of Kauthilya, an ancient philosopher popularity called the Aristotle and Machiavelli of India, this book sets forth strategies for success on issues of planning, personnel, productivity, problem-solving, conflict management, security, stability, and social relations that are still applicable today. Dr. Cleary's commentary is rich, with insightful parallels from Eastern and Western philosophical traditions no other living Western author/translator could draw with such clarity .