Kautilya’s Emphasis on Economic Provision as Political Control: A Frankfurt School / Neo-Marxist Reading Introduction Kautilya’s Arthashastra—the canonical treatise of ancient Indian statecraft—places economic provision, revenue mobilisation, and material management at the heart of political technique. The ruler is an economic manager: ensuring supply, administering land and taxes, provisioning the army and officials, maintaining granaries, … Continue reading Could Kautilya’s emphasis on economic provision be interpreted as a mechanism of political control that legitimizes hierarchical authority through material dependence? Analysing this through a Frankfurt School or neo-Marxist lens.