Karan Mehrishi is the author of "The India Collective: What India is Really All About" and the forthcoming "The Making of Monetary Policy in India: Imagining the Future."
Ancient strategies of Chanakya point way for place at U.N. high table


The Sun Tzu Art of War Museum in Suzhou, China: The ancient tactician still influences Beijing's foreign policy. (Imaginechina via AP Images)
Karan Mehrishi is the author of "The India Collective: What India is Really All About" and the forthcoming "The Making of Monetary Policy in India: Imagining the Future."