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Sunday, September 14, 2025
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Topic: Diplomacy

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.

China has a ‘win-win’ game plan. India’s app ban and new weapons won’t change that

The Wuhan and Mamallapuram summit diplomacy did not change the Communist Party of China’s policy towards India. And New Delhi just lost time.   

India has to plan for a hot war where friends are few. US-China cold war won’t help it

A careful analysis of Trump’s policies on China reveals that the primary driver is self-interest. And India can’t count on it.

Modi’s bid to sway China’s Xi with personal outreach was a big error. India’s paying for it

India is now paying for those obsessions, and needs hard introspection, realism and course-correction, be it on China, US or Russia.

India intensifies engagement with Indo-Pacific partners as Covid-19 rages on

Members of the Indo-Pacific strategic setup have been holding discussions since 20 March to discuss collective safety, as well as real-time communication.

In era of social distancing, India’s Ministry of External Affairs must reimagine diplomacy

How do you win over the other at a time of gesture-less screen-presence? The MEA is becoming more about partnership and less about loud leadership.

Vizag gas leak shows we’ve learnt nothing from Bhopal. Industries must move out of cities

ThePrint view on the most important issues, instantly.

After asylum ban, US to temporarily halt immigration and could suspend work visas

From first global Covid-19 casualty for aviation industry to likely higher toll in Latin American countries — ThePrint brings you 8 important global stories linked to Covid-19.

China’s mask diplomacy during coronavirus pandemic reveals its two global faces

The red face is Zhao Lijian, a Chinese foreign ministry spokesman who suggested the virus originated in the US. The white face is providing medical supplies to other countries.

On Camera

Manipur has seen too much pain to be seduced by promises

Nehru learned the truth the hard way when 3,000 Nagas walked out of his 1953 rally. The people of the Northeast aren’t easily seduced by baubles.

What’s behind bond yields’ logic-defying spike? The market’s concern over the future

While bond yields tend to fall amid low inflation & interest rate cuts, market experts say they’ve been rising due to concerns over tax collections, fiscal deficit & potential impact of US tariffs.

Navy gets first Tata-made Spanish 3D surveillance radar for its warships, 19 more to come

It is one of the most advanced long-range air defence and anti-missile radars. It has been acquired under an about USD 145-million deal signed in 2020.

Gen Zs have taken down the Nepal regime. Here’s why this will never happen in India

To be truly functional and durable, even eternal, a state doesn’t just need a leader, a party or an ideology. It needs functional and robust institutions.