कूटनीति Kūṭanīti. Diplomacy.

The conduct of the concealed. Leverage, alternatives, patience.

• India Is Right About Carbon. Its Numbers Should Be Too. — In Berlin this week India’s commerce minister asked Europe who caused the climate mess. The argument is sound and the clip went viral. Three of the numbers in it were not. Why the fairness case is strong enough to win on the true figures, and what India should put on the table next. 24 October 2026
• The Line That Took Sixty-Eight Years — At midnight on 31 July 2015, 162 enclaves changed countries and more than 50,000 people stopped being stateless. India settled its land border with Bangladesh by handing over acres it never held. विजय Vijay, the second of India’s great diplomatic wins. 23 October 2026
• India Won 1971 in August — The war lasted thirteen days in December. The victory was assembled over the nine months before it: a treaty signed in August, a tour of six capitals in November and three vetoes in a single fortnight. विजय Vijay, the first of India’s great diplomatic wins. 20 October 2026
• The Visa Is the First Appointment — Three in four foreign patients who come to India come from one neighbour, and in 2024 India showed what happens to a hospital when a visa becomes a weapon. The medical visa is the cheapest diplomacy the country has. 26 August 2026