Tag: diplomacy
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Ukraine crisis can be resolved only through dialogue, diplomacy: PM Modi
In her remarks, Meloni described PM Modi as the most loved of all global leaders as the two countries announced the establishment of a ‘startup bridge’ between them.
March 2, 2023 -
A Changing World~II
Russia will not win, and Ukraine cannot lose. Germany, caught in a crisis not of its own making, has to find a way to regain stability and order and of course economic growth
December 25, 2022 -
China true defender of human rights
Despite having serious human rights issues at home, the US and its allies seek to use human rights as a tool to interfere in the internal affairs of other countries, especially China and other developing countries, by leveling false accusations against them
October 20, 2022 -
Diplomacy off the table, for now
Putin has in any case sought to make his economy immune to sanctions by building foreign exchange reserves (over $630 billion) and taking other measures. He can also inflict economic pain on Europe as Russia is the continent’s largest source of oil and natural gas as well as important raw materials. Against this backdrop, is there space for diplomatic efforts to defuse the crisis and find a peaceful resolution?
March 1, 2022 -
Now is the time to intensify diplomacy
After 23 years at the helm, perceptions of weakness are the last thing Putin is willing to tolerate. After all, it was largely to reverse the trajectory of post-Soviet Russia’s frailty that he effectively seized power at the turn of the century.
February 24, 2022 -
Calculating economics of war and diplomacy
As any alpha knows, not to win is to lose the hegemonic position. The rational calculation is therefore there will not be a real war in the Year of the Tiger, because talking jaw to jaw is better than war. But war is not always rational, neither are markets. And that is why big volatilities and perils lie ahead, as do opportunities.
January 29, 2022 -
‘Backstabbed’ France will hit back
Diplomacy is not an overnight matter; it is built on centuries of relationships built with others in the great Concert of Nations.
September 22, 2021 -
Discord persists for Biden, Putin after summit
When the summit ended, it wasn’t evident that more than superficial progress had been made
June 17, 2021 -
Frivolity marks Nepal diplomacy
Analysing the complexities that swirl around Nepal’s bilateral relations with India demands treatment detached from prejudice, presumptuousness and political expediency.
December 8, 2018 -
Ignoble diplomacy
The president of the country’s ruling party has articulated an opinion that is ill-advised even at the mildest estimation. Both India and Bangladesh are acutely aware that illegal migrants ~ specifically the post-March 1971 generation ~ have posed a festering sore in bilateral relations since the late 1970s, when the “quiet influx” ~ this newspaper’s...
October 1, 2018 -
Season of Summits~I
The contours of conducting diplomacy assumed a new dimension when bilateral meetings took the centre stage over global or regional initiatives to address issues that had been plaguing the world for some time. For example, while the global institutions such as the United Nations looked rudderless and regional organisations were reduced to bystanders, the inter-Korean...
May 17, 2018 -
Culinary diplomacy: Modi wants more Japanese restaurants in India
For a majority of Indians living in metropolitans, a meal at a restaurant consists of the usual Chinese, Italian and American fare with Japanese food presumably lying somewhere at the bottom of the list of preferred cuisines. However, if Prime Minister Narendra Modi has his way, gastronomic delights from the land of the rising sun...
September 14, 2017 -
On and off, Indian facilities in Afghanistan are under attack
Wednesday’s attack on Indian Embassy in Afghanistan apparently is the biggest ever, but it was not an isolated one. Terrorists have attacked India’s diplomatic interests in the country dozens of times over the years. Here are some of the major attacks since 2007. December 2007: Two bombs were lobbed into the Indian consulate in Jalalabad. There was...
May 31, 2017 -
‘Donald Trump’s style is to build strong ties with foreign leaders’
US President Donald Trump's diplomacy style is to build personal bond and strong relationship with foreign leaders which will benefit the country, the White House has said. “The President's diplomacy style is paying dividends, whether it's getting someone who was held for years in Egypt released, whether it's the action that China has taken,” White...
May 4, 2017 -
Use diplomacy, not proxies: US to Pakistan
Pakistan should use diplomacy and not "proxies" that engage in violence to pursue its interests in Afghanistan and elsewhere, US National Security Adviser Lt Gen H R McMaster has said as he criticised the Pakistani leadership for selectively targeting terror groups. McMaster in an interview to Afghan television channel ToloNews appeared to take a "tougher...
April 17, 2017