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Gandhi was a very good game theorist. Analysing
only one statement is not enough to conclude that he was a bad game
theorist.
A lot of game theory is devoted to playing
strong hands... hence it may be difficult to appreciate Gandhi's strategy (one
for a weak hand). The British were very strong militarily so he worked on their
mind and their finances and chose the right time to take them and get rid of
them. His strategies to control the Congress party were also very effective and
subtle.
Many a time Gandhi is seen as a peaceful
revolutionary but there are also many counterpoints to say that he was one of
the most violent ones becasuse he set out to wreck the mind and the
conscience of the opponent without touching him physically. One needs
to define violence correctly before labelling Gandhi as being non
violent !
A very good analysis of his strategies have been
done by John Kenneth Galbraith in his book Anatomy of Power.
Koushik
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