Diplomatic setback
THERE are at least five aspects of the stance adopted by the international community in the recent India-Pakistan conflict and its aftermath which represented a diplomatic setback for New Delhi. One, New…
Diplomatic star
While leading a high-level Pakistani diplomatic delegation, PPP Chairman and former foreign minister Bilawal Bhutto Zardari has presented a bold proposal for initiating collaboration between Pakistan’s intelligence agency, ISI and…
Myanmar’s deadly earthquake may bring diplomatic payoff for junta chief
Myanmar’s deadliest natural disaster in years has strengthened the position of ruling general, Min Aung Hlaing, by opening diplomatic channels closed for four years after his junta ousted an elected…
Bracing for Trump tariffs, China’s Xi makes diplomatic push at global summits
In his first global meetings since Donald Trump was reelected to lead the US, Chinese President Xi Jinping went on a diplomatic offensive, hedging against expected new tariffs and preparing…
Ousted BD leader becomes diplomatic headache for India
Four weeks after ex-premier Sheikh Hasina fled Bangladesh by helicopter during a student-led revolution, analysts say she has become a diplomatic headache for her hosts in India. Hasina’s iron-fisted tenure…
Ouster of Bangladesh ally a diplomatic dilemma for India
The ouster of Bangladesh’s autocratic premier sparked celebrations in Dhaka this week but alarm in neighbouring India, which backed Sheikh Hasina to counter rival China and quash Islamist alternatives, analysts…
History of BJP’s diplomatic gaffes
FOR India’s ruling BJP, what will Aug 5 be most remembered for? It is, of course, the day that Sheikh Hasina Wajed was deposed by a mass uprising against her…
Africa Union tests diplomatic muscle with G20 entry
The Africa Union’s entry into the G20 group of the world’s most powerful economies highlights the continent’s growing influence and gives its leaders a stronger voice in global decision-making. African…
Xi takes ‘diplomatic dance’ to isolated Russia
Xi Jinping walks a diplomatic tightrope as he heads to Moscow, seeking to present China as a global peacemaker while strengthening ties with his closest ally, President Vladimir Putin, who…
Iraqi PM walks diplomatic tightrope in crackdown on dollars smuggled to Iran
Under pressure from Washington to stem the flow of dollars into Iran, Iraq’s prime minister sent elite counter-terrorism forces more accustomed to battling Islamist militants to shut down dealers smuggling…
