The Chanakya Sutras for Modern Policing — cover

BK-048 /India, Governance & Geopolitics /2025

The Chanakya Sutras for Modern Policing

A Framework for True Police Autonomy and Accountability, Restoring the Rule of Dharma

by Abhijeet Sarkar

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A policy-oriented book proposing reform of Indian policing, which it describes as still shaped by the colonial Police Act of 1861. Drawing on Chanakya's Arthashastra, it outlines a framework for police that are operationally autonomous yet accountable and service-oriented.

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