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…
India’s diplomatic success
“The Quartet will be a model for those who desire peace and prosperity and will provide evidence of the great opportunities lost through conflicts and squandered by blind extremism at…
India’s diplomatic success
India has established mutually beneficial bilateral and multilateral relations with various countries; it is a member of pertinent alliance systems like BRICS (Brazil, Russia, India, China and South Africa), Quadrilateral…
China would back Russia, diplomatically, if it moved on Ukraine
China would back Russia diplomatically and perhaps economically if it invades Ukraine, worsening Beijing’s already strained relations with the West, but would stop short of providing military support, experts said.…
Diplomatic footprints
Barack Obama's eight years in the White House (2009-2016) were marked by more downs than ups in Pak-US relations. The year 2011, in particular, saw the lowest point in a…
A diplomatic journey
DIPLOMATIC FOOTPRINTS narrates the life and career of one of Pakistan’s distinguished foreign secretaries I had the privilege of working with as ambassador and knowing much longer as newspaper editor…
Israel escalation puts new Gulf partners in diplomatic bind
The deadly escalation between Israel and the Palestinians has embarrassed Gulf states which forged ties with the Jewish state and put a strain on their Abraham Accords that were billed…
Diplomatic blundering
A SERIES of gaffes by our foreign minister has caused utter embarrassment. His penchant for media attention has landed the country in a diplomatic predicament often enough. His mixing of…
At the UN, a diplomatic dance decides the fate of nations
The issues that come before the UN Security Council are the gravest to face any decision-making body - questions of war and peace, life and death. But when world diplomats…
