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| Four Pillars of Diplomacy |
Four Pillars of Diplomacy
Kedi: “What is diplomacy?”
Ganesh: “The strategy used to defeat your
opponents is called diplomacy.”
Kedi: “What kind of strategy?”
Ganesh: “That strategy is known as the principles
of diplomacy.”
Kedi: “What are the principles
of diplomacy?”
Ganesh: “Sama, Dama, Danda, Bheda.”
Kedi: “What is Sama?”
Ganesh: “Winning over opponents through dialogue
and negotiation is called Sama diplomacy.”
Kedi: “What is Dama?”
Ganesh: “Winning over opponents by offering money
or essential resources is called Dama diplomacy.”
Kedi: “What is Danda?”
Ganesh: “Winning over opponents by using physical
or economic punishment is called Danda diplomacy.”
Kedi: “What is Bheda?”
Ganesh: “Creating divisions within the enemy’s
group to defeat them is called Bheda diplomacy.”
Kedi: “But why would a spy
need to use diplomacy?”
Ganesh: “A spy doesn’t need to practise
diplomacy—he needs to understand it.”
Kedi: “Who actually needs to
use diplomacy?”
Ganesh: “Anyone who wants to defeat their enemy
needs to use diplomacy.”
Kedi: “Is it necessary to use
all four types of diplomacy?”
Ganesh: “Not everyone can use all four. Each type of
diplomacy has its own speciality.”
Kedi: “What is the speciality
of Sama
diplomacy?”
Ganesh: “Only someone who is skilled in speaking
can use Sama diplomacy.”
Kedi: “Can I use Sama
diplomacy?”
Ganesh: “You can’t even talk properly with your
left-wing relatives. How will you talk to enemies? This is not for you.”
Kedi: “What is the speciality
of Dama
diplomacy?”
Ganesh: “Only someone with immense wealth can use
Dama
diplomacy.”
Kedi: “Can I use Dama
diplomacy?”
Ganesh: “With just 100 rupees in your pocket, you
don’t even dare to buy two vada pavs at once. Don’t even think about Dama
diplomacy.”
Kedi: “What is the speciality
of Danda
diplomacy?”
Ganesh: “Only someone with great support and
authority can use Danda diplomacy.”
Kedi: “Can I use Danda
diplomacy?”
Ganesh: “Apart from your relatives and customers,
barely two people even know you. Danda diplomacy is impossible.”
Kedi: “What is the speciality
of Bheda
diplomacy?”
Ganesh: “Only someone who has deep knowledge
about the enemy’s group can use Bheda diplomacy.”
Kedi: “Can I use Bheda
diplomacy?”
Ganesh: “You’re so forgetful that you have to
check your own diary and social media profile to remember things about
yourself. How will you remember information about your enemies? Diplomacy is
not for you.”
Kedi: “Then when can I use
diplomacy?”
Ganesh: “When you gain understanding and someone
becomes your enemy, then maybe there’s a 1% chance. Right now, there’s no
chance at all.”
Kedi: “Can you give an example
of diplomacy?”
Ganesh: “Using Sama diplomacy, foreign invaders came
to India as traders and eventually enslaved the country. Using Dama
diplomacy, Indian kings and ministers were bribed to commit betrayal. Using Danda
diplomacy, revolutionaries who fought for India’s freedom were punished. Using Bheda
diplomacy, caste divisions were created—some groups were given privileges,
others were made to fight among themselves—breaking Indian unity into thousands
of divisions so that when one group was oppressed, others would not stand up in
protest.”
Kedi: “Didn’t anyone in India
understand this diplomacy?”
Ganesh: “Most people understood it, but they
stayed silent for their own interests. Those who fought became revolutionaries.”
Note: This content represents one half of a chapter from Kedi Purana, a 40-chapter work authored by Kedi Ganapati.
Kedi Purana is a modern Purana of the present and final Kaliyuga of the current Kalpa.
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