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PART I тАФ PRINCIPLES 1 TO 20
FOUNDATIONS OF STRATEGIC THINKING
Each principle includes original Sanskrit Shloka
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PRINCIPLE 1
Vision
рджреВрд░рджрд░реНрд╢реА рдиреГрдкрдГ рд╕рд░реНрд╡рд╛рдиреН рдЕрд░реНрдерд╛рдиреН рд╕рд╛рдзрдпрддрд┐редтАж
"The king who sees not beyond today's horizon will be ruled by tomorrow's events.тАж"
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PRINCIPLE 2
Long-Term Planning
рджреАрд░реНрдШрд╕реВрддреНрд░реА рд╡рд┐рдирд╢реНрдпрддрд┐редтАж
"One who plans for one season will always be outpaced by one who plans for ten.тАж"
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PRINCIPLE 3
Decision Making
рд╕рдореНрдпрдЧреН рд╡рд┐рдЪрд╛рд░реНрдп рдХрд╛рд░реНрдпрд╛рдгрд┐ рдкреНрд░рд╛рд░рднреЗрддредтАж
"A decision made in haste cannot be undone at leisure. The wise leader weighs first, then aтАж"
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PRINCIPLE 4
Strategic Patience
рдзреИрд░реНрдпрдВ рд╕рд░реНрд╡рддреНрд░ рд╕рд╛рдзрдирдореНредтАж
"The archer who releases too early misses. The archer who releases too late loses the momenтАж"
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PRINCIPLE 5
Competitive Intelligence
рд╢рддреНрд░реЛрдГ рд╢рдХреНрддрд┐рдВ рдЪ рджреМрд░реНрдмрд▓реНрдпрдВ рдЬреНрдЮрд╛рддреНрд╡рд╛ рдХрд╛рд░реНрдпрдВ рдкреНрд░рд╕рд╛рдзрдпреЗрддреНредтАж
"Know your enemy's strength, his weakness, his allies, and his fears тАФ and you will never bтАж"
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PRINCIPLE 6
Risk Assessment
рдЖрдкрджрдГ рд╕рдореНрднрд╡рд┐рд╖реНрдпрдиреНрддрд┐, рддрд╛рд╕рд╛рдВ рдкреНрд░рддрд┐рдХрд╛рд░рдВ рдЪрд┐рдиреНрддрдпреЗрддреНредтАж
"The wise leader does not fear risk тАФ he maps it, weighs it, and manages it with clear eyesтАж"
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PRINCIPLE 7
Resource Optimisation
рдХреЛрд╢рдореВрд▓реЛ рджрдгреНрдбрдГредтАж
"The king who wastes resources in prosperity will find none in adversity. Treasure is powerтАж"
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PRINCIPLE 8
Timing
рдХрд╛рдХрдГ рдХреГрд╖реНрдгрдГ рдкрд┐рдХрдГ рдХреГрд╖реНрдгрдГ, рдХреЛ рднреЗрджрдГ рдкрд┐рдХрдХрд╛рдХрдпреЛрдГредтАж
"Action at the wrong moment is as costly as no action at all. The wise leader moves when coтАж"
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PRINCIPLE 9
Intelligence Gathering
рди рд╡рд┐рд╢реНрд╡рд╕реЗрддреН рдПрдХрд╡рдЪрдирд╛рдпредтАж
"The ruler who relies on a single source of information is governed by that source.тАж"
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PRINCIPLE 10
Adaptive Strategy
рдпрдерд╛рдХрд╛рд▓рдВ рдкрд░рд┐рд╡рд░реНрддреЗрдд рдиреАрддрд┐рдГредтАж
"The plan that cannot bend will break. The wise leader revises his strategy before the enemтАж"
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PRINCIPLE 11
Alliances & Partnerships
рдПрдХреЛ рд╡реГрдХреНрд╖реЛ рдпрджрд┐ рдЬрд▓реЗрди рд╕рд┐рдХреНрддрдГ, рд╕рд░реНрд╡реЗ рд╕рд┐рдХреНрддрд╛рдГ рднрд╡рдиреНрддрд┐редтАж
"The king without allies stands alone in battle. The king with the right allies seldom fighтАж"
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PRINCIPLE 12
Scenario Planning
рдкреВрд░реНрд╡рдВ рдпреЛрдЬрдирдпрд╛ рдХрд╛рд░реНрдпрдВ рд╡рд┐рдЪрд╛рд░реНрдп рдкрд░рд┐рдирд┐рд╢реНрдЪрдпреЗрддреНредтАж
"The general who has imagined a hundred battles wins the first one quickly.тАж"
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PRINCIPLE 13
Prioritisation
рдЕрд▓реНрдкреЗрди рдХрд╛рд▓реЗрди рдмрд╣реБ рдХрд╛рд░реНрдпрдВ рд╕рд╛рдзрдпрддрд┐ рдпрдГредтАж
"The king who tries to do everything accomplishes nothing. He who does the essential first тАж"
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PRINCIPLE 14
Information & Communication
рд╡рд╛рдХреН рд╢рд╕реНрддреНрд░рд╛рддреН рддреАрдХреНрд╖реНрдгрддрд░рд╛редтАж
"Words carry kingdoms to war and bring them back to peace. Use them with precision.тАж"
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PRINCIPLE 15
Execution Discipline
рдХреНрд░рд┐рдпрд╛ рд╕рд┐рджреНрдзрд┐рдГ рд╕рддреНрддреНрд╡реЗ рднрд╡рддрд┐ рдорд╣рддрд╛рдВ рдиреЛрдкрдХрд░рдгреЗредтАж
"A perfect plan executed imperfectly is worth less than a good plan executed flawlessly.тАж"
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PRINCIPLE 16
Problem-Solving Mindset
рд╕рдорд╕реНрдпрд╛ рдирд╛рд╕реНрддрд┐ рдпрд╛ рдирд┐рджрд╛рдирдВ рди рд╡рд┐рджреНрдпрддреЗредтАж
"Every problem that frightens ten men is a problem that creates an opportunity for the one тАж"
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PRINCIPLE 17
Goal Setting
рдЙрджреНрдпреЛрдЧрдГ рд╕рд╛рд╣рд╕рдВ рдзреИрд░реНрдпрдВ рдмреБрджреНрдзрд┐рдГ рд╢рдХреНрддрд┐рдГ рдкрд░рд╛рдХреНрд░рдордГредтАж
"The general who sets no objective wins no battle. The one who sets the right objective winтАж"
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PRINCIPLE 18
Knowledge & Learning
рд╡рд┐рджреНрдпрд╛ рд╡рд┐рдирдпрдВ рджрджрд╛рддрд┐редтАж
"The ruler who stops learning stops ruling. Wisdom is not a state тАФ it is a practice.тАж"
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PRINCIPLE 19
Reputation & Trust
рдХреАрд░реНрддрд┐рдГ рд╢рд░реАрд░рд╛рддреН рдкреВрд░реНрд╡рдВ рдЬрд╛рдпрддреЗредтАж
"A kingdom's reputation travels faster than its army. It is the first thing that wins тАФ andтАж"
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PRINCIPLE 20
Integrity & Ethics
рдзрд░реНрдордГ рдПрд╡ рд╣рддреЛ рд╣рдиреНрддрд┐, рдзрд░реНрдореЛ рд░рдХреНрд╖рддрд┐ рд░рдХреНрд╖рд┐рддрдГредтАж
"The king who rules by force rules while he is feared. The king who rules by righteousness тАж"
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