Can 'To control land and sea routes to the south, the Mauryas still needed to conquer the eastern kingdom of Kalinga (modern Orissa).' be viewed as neither a logical extension nor a contradiction of 'The Mauryas had a large army capable of conquering Kalinga.'
To control land and sea routes to the south, the Mauryas still needed to conquer the eastern kingdom of Kalinga (modern Orissa).###The Mauryas had a large army capable of conquering Kalinga.