Dutta, Deepanwita2024-06-052024-06-052024-030976-4496https://ir.nbu.ac.in/handle/123456789/5216In this essay, an attempt has been made to discuss the complex rapport between ethics and politics. This paper has been divided into three sections. The first section seeks to discern the nature of the rupture between ethics and politics. The second section outlines the intricate relationship between ethics and politics in early Indian political thought. The third section addresses some pertinent questions that arise in studying political ethics. A conclusion has been drawn based on a critical survey of early Indian and Western political thought.enPolitical ethicsIndividual moralityPrivate moralityDirty handsRājadharmaArticle