DC Edit | 2024: Watershed year for Indian diplomacy
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DC Edit | 2024: Watershed year for Indian diplomacy

Deccan Chronicle  

The mandarins of the external affairs ministry can pat themselves on the back for a successful year of dialogue and diplomacy with various countries and at international forums. As if to indicate where the diplomatic push came from, President Xi Jinping had shepherded Prime Minister Narendra Modi to a photo opportunity after their meeting in Kazan, Russia on October 23 at which they had agreed to revive mechanisms to address the border issue as a first step towards normalising bilateral ties. The Chinese troop buildup on the LAC may not have lessened much, but the phased disengagement and resumption of patrolling can be taken as proof of how India had stood up to China on the border, not cowing down to the Chinese strategy of “salami-slicing” that it may be following in its border disputes with at least five other countries. Standing as we do at a promising moment resembling the start of a new era in China ties, India can take heart from the fact that the year saw it solidify its relationship with Sri Lanka, which pivoted off a distinct Chinese orbit and sought a change that might even see it tilt a bit towards India. Even so, India can look back at 2024 and call it a diplomatic watershed year that may help usher in prosperity along with peace.

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Deccan Chronicle  

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Firstpost  

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Hindustan Times  

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Hindustan Times  

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