Author: Animitra Chakraborty
Abstract: The definition of Statecraft is quite simple; it’s wisdom in the management of public affairs but at the same time it defines statesmanship as well. Who is a statesman then? An individual who is a respected leader in national or international affairs. Now we move to another vital question who can be a statesman or how can statesmanship be earned. Some may term this as a tricky question but if the history of mankind is studied meticulously it’s no secret to many or most of ardent readers in addition to academicians that the same issue has been perturbing the chronicle of politics since the dawn of human civilization. How much are we familiar to this central subject? Not many but to ascertain more let’s concentrate on a single word – idiot. These days, it does delineate a person of subnormal intelligence. However, in ancient Greece it denoted someone who did not participate in politics and public affairs.
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