Nalanda University Uses Ramayana, Mahabharata for Lessons on Diplomacy, Conflict
Santosh Singh | 26 May 2026 | The Indian Express
How would Lord Rama have positioned India in context of current world order? What advice would Lord Krishna have given on India’s relationships with the USA, China, and Russia? How would ancient Indian knowledge systems have addressed the current energy crisis?
These are among the questions being explored at Nalanda University, which draws students from over 30 countries, through its specialised postgraduate discipline: International Relations and Peace Studies (IRPS). Believed to be the first course of its kind, it devotes research to the epics — the Ramayana and the Mahabharata — and the Indian knowledge system to offer solutions for modern international relations and diplomacy….