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“Every neighbouring state is an enemy and the enemy’s enemy is a friend” , says the book's cover as sold on Amazon .com

Indian High Commissioner Dinesh Trivedi presented Finance and Planning Minister Amir Khasru Mahmud Chowdhury with a copy of Kautilya’s Arthashastra, the ancient Indian treatise on statecraft, strategy and diplomacy. The book is widely associated with Kautilya’s Mandala theory and the striking maxim, “Every neighbouring state is an enemy and the enemy’s enemy is a friend”

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Centrist Nation checked the cover of this book on Amazon .com and found this. It is not possible for us to verify if the Indian ambassador used a different cover for that same book while presenting to the Finance Minister.

We have seen the Facebook post of the Indian Embassy about this matter referencing us.

No matter what exact cover the Indian Ambassador used, the cover of the book internationally says the quote that CN quoted.

Hopefully the Indian Embassy remove or edit their Fake News alert and realize they are spreading Fake News themselves.

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Ak Jilany

Just like our neighbour is India and India's enemy is China and our friend is their enemy

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Ahmed Hassan

So Pakistan should be our friend then, as per দীনেশ ত্রিবেদী!

Lenin Ghazi

The irony is: India and Myanmar is by default our enemy under the Arthashastra

ফারাবি কায়কোবাদ

The Irony in it!

Tasnuva Rubbiat

According to this book, India’s enemies are our friends for example Pakistan, China

J.F. Dipti

Kautilya was taught in diplomacy during my graduation. According to chinese philosopher Tsun zu, you should know your enemy more than yourself. Foreign ministry should depicts each and every policy of Kautilya to understand Indian foreign policy. Cause this policies are only taught in classroom but no practice in reality.

Moniruzzaman Monir

Diamond cuts diamond

Rezaul Kabir

Another Saying might be"A Friend becoming FOE is Worse than A Foe becoming FRIEND"

Warm Cat

So we should start to develop strong ties with China and Pakistan asap

Shawkat Haider Khan

India’s diplomatic conduct raises a troubling question: why present a Bangladeshi policymaker with a book bearing the words, “Every neighbouring state is an enemy and the enemy’s enemy is a friend”?

Whether intended as a message or merely symbolic, such an act is deeply inappropriate and unsettling.

Bangladesh seeks friendship, not hostility—but friendship must be based on equality, sovereignty, and mutual respect, never intimidation or veiled threats.

Bangladesh is no one’s enemy, but neither will it be anyone’s subordinate

Quazi Zaman

The book is good!

মোহাম্মদ মনোয়ার হোসেন খাঁন

Love and Respect for Mr. Trivedi

Mashrur Rahman

thank you for the tip.

Shekh Muhsen Uddin Ahmed

ভালোই প্রেম

Atm Asif Helal

Mehedi H B

Moral of the quote, our friend is china and Pakistan, India's enemy is pak-china, and they are our friend.

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এ.কে.এম. মনজুরুল হক

So, China and Pakistan are our friends.

আমিনুল ইসলাম মাহমুদ

His face is representing his country's diplomacy towards the neighbors lol