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Hindutva’s myopic diplomacy

THEY haven’t a clue about diplomacy on the big stage nor about getting along, leave alone being popular, with the neighbours. Hindutva and its leaders are all about a parochial…

Kashmir diplomacy

On May 11, President Trump opened a new door for diplomacy on Kashmir. In a Truth Social post, he praised the leadership of India and Pakistan for agreeing to a…

Coercive water diplomacy

When the Indus Waters Treaty (IWT) was signed in 1960 amidst much fanfare, US President Eisenhower hailed it as “one bright spot ... in a very depressing world picture that…

Between debt and diplomacy

Pakistan finds itself trapped in a geopolitical and fiscal quandary. Islamabad’s strategic partnership with China – once hailed as a blueprint for economic transformation – has become increasingly problematic. Simultaneously,…

Economic diplomacy is the way forward

This is the first of a two-part series detailing National Security Policy’s (NSP) foreign policy’s focus on economic diplomacy – a focus that is a challenge as the world moves…

A dose of diplomacy

President-elect Donald Trump has been causing severe anxieties across the globe. No matter whether a country is an ally or foe of the United States, the Trump situation has spared…

MAGA diplomacy: Pakistan and Trump

Donald Trump’s electoral victory as the 47th US president has triggered debates worldwide on its likely repercussions for the US, its allies and the rest of the world. Pakistan which…

Environmental diplomacy

The art of downplaying a dilemma or a disaster has been mastered by Pakistani politicians. They have done so in the past – and continue this trend with the ongoing…