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Friday, August 22, 2025
TopicDiplomacy

Topic: Diplomacy

Hafiz Saeed or Kashmir? Why Pakistan NSA Moeed Yusuf is ‘abandoning’ talks with India

It would be wise if Gen Bajwa and others who presumably support peace between India-Pakistan go through the roster to see just who is bent on sending relations into a tailspin again.

Jaishankar calls on Kuwait PM, conveys greetings on 60th anniversary of diplomatic ties

The minister said that he appreciated the Kuwait Prime Minister Sheikh Sabah Khaled Al-Hamad Al-Sabah’s commitment to taking the partnership between two countries to higher levels.

Jaishankar arrives in Kuwait on bilateral visit

The visit comes nearly 3 months after India & Kuwait decided to establish a joint ministerial commission to strengthen ties in sectors like energy, trade, IT, investment and labour.

India needs to be more India, not China. ‘Dictator envy’ won’t lead us out of crisis

In my experience as a diplomat representing India, credibility counted for more than perception in advancing India's interests.

World badly needs vaccine diplomacy, that’s the lesson from polio & smallpox

The long record of 'vaccine diplomacy' confirms that diseases don’t always divide nations. The very act of fighting pathogens can foster comity and collaboration between them.

Kennedy’s assassination had an unexpected impact on India-China relations

In ‘Life in American Politics & Diplomatic Years in India’, former diplomat Richard Celeste writes that there was a proposal to increase US military aid to India after 1962.

India has set an example in global diplomacy with Covid, climate change, says Jaishankar

In an op-ed for Newsweek, External Affairs Minister S. Jaishankar criticised multilateral institutions for their response to the pandemic.

India’s diplomatic corps is understaffed, busy with bureaucratic work. That’s a problem

In ‘Flying Blind’, Mohamed Zeeshan writes on how foreign policy is considered a 'luxury' & why India needs a coherent strategy for its relations with the world.

In a rebuke of Trump, next US Secretary of State Blinken promises diplomacy with ‘humility’

Blinken's remarks show he intends to draw the curtain on 4 years of 'America First,' in which Trump browbeat the NATO alliance and slammed staunch allies such as Germany and France.

Can army and air force tackle climate change, pandemic? This is why diplomacy is needed

Former foreign secretary Shyam Saran, in a talk at the LSE Ideas Programme, says nations cannot define their interests in absolute terms, disregarding the interests of other states.

On Camera

Tariffs, chips, and China — how Trump’s trade playbook affects India

Trump’s OBBB is framed to augment domestic semiconductor production and enhance trade protection, even at the expense of certain social programs such as Medicaid, food stamps, and student loans, as well as a projected ballooning federal deficit from US$2.8 to 3.3 trillion

New insolvency frameworks to shorter timelines, how 2025 amendment bill proposes to transform IBC

New bill aims to fix key issues with IBC 2016, including delays & patchy implementation, and protect creditors, with window for genuine promoters to retain control of their companies.

Indian firm joins hands with US manufacturer to locally develop all-terrain vehicles for armed forces

Under joint venture, JSW Sarbloh Motors will indigenise and manufacture TX range ATVs in Chandigarh. The first India-assembled unit is expected by early 2026.

War of IAF, PAF doctrines: As Pakistan obsesses over numbers, India embraces risk, wins

Now that both IAF and PAF have made formal claims of having shot down the other’s aircraft in the 87-hour war in May, we can ask a larger question: do such numbers really matter?