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Wednesday, February 18, 2026
TopicHenry Kissinger

Topic: Henry Kissinger

How the US created an illusion of ‘saving’ Pakistan from India during the 1971 war

With telling revelations, memoir, and account of history, Ajay Bisaria's 'Anger Management' is a study of the diplomatic engagement between India and Pakistan.

Henry Kissinger abused Indira Gandhi in 1971. Western media only reported his apology

In ‘Western Media Narratives on India’, Umesh Upadhyay writes about how former colonisers maintain their sway using media. He focuses on how the narrative was spinned in India from 1947 to now.

Henry Kissinger’s foreign policy approach was brutish at worst, unsentimental at best

Kissinger’s actions in Vietnam, Chile, Indonesia and beyond significantly challenged his legacy of negotiation and diplomacy and – in the eyes of some – were tantamount to war crimes.

I happen to like India, but at the end of the day, I have to think of America — Henry Kissinger in 2004

This is the full text of ThePrint Editor-in-Chief Shekhar Gupta’s 2004 NDTV Walk the Talk interview of Henry Kissinger at Delhi’s India Habitat Centre.

Statesman, diplomat & China’s ‘old friend’ who stood aside as Bengalis died — Henry Kissinger’s legacy

A polarising figure in global geo-politics, the pro-China diplomat was also reported to have been disparaging about Indians. His rants about Indira Gandhi are well-documented.

Former US diplomat and Nobel Prize winner Henry Kissinger dies at 100

Kissinger served under two US presidents, and played a key role in the diplomatic opening of China, U.S.-Soviet arms control talks, and ties between Israel and its Arab neighbors.

Xi-Kissinger meeting sends a direct message to US: accommodate China, don’t contain

Henry Kissinger’s visit highlights Beijing’s inability to find support in Washington’s political beltway against the Joe Biden administration’s China agenda.

‘Brotherhood’ on US trip & countering the ‘triad’

The best cartoons of the day, chosen by the editors at ThePrint.

On Camera

Telangana spoke up for Muslim vendor who was attacked. South is different from the North

A poor Muslim man from Kurnool, selling khoya buns during the Medaram Jatara in Telangana, was harassed by some YouTubers and surrounded by a mob over allegations of 'food jihad'.

Venezuela crude returns to India’s oil basket. But only as ‘supplementary’ supply

Indian refiners are testing Venezuelan barrels again as Russian supply sinks, but analysts say volumes will remain limited due to refinery constraints & supply capacity.

US military commander, envoy Sergio Gor visit Indian Army Western Command, Bengaluru next

At the Western Army Command, the American delegation was briefed on the capabilities of the formation, past operations and the path ahead.

The new Great Game—Trump’s playing for time, China for leverage & India for wiggle room

This is the game every nation is now learning to play. Some are finding new allies or seeing value among nations where they’d seen marginal interest. The starkest example is India & Europe.