Currency Multipolarity: Why the MEA stand was a well conceived move to pre-empt a confrontation
It is common to hear commentators and pundits claim that American diplomacy has always been transactional. One might reasonably ask, what else could it be, given that negotiation is a key element of diplomacy? The answer, of course, is that some negotiations are far easier when the relations between nations are built on trust and mutual understanding. Indian diplomacy, for a long time, has focused on building common ground and goodwill, with the hope that once these ties are strengthened, the more difficult issues will become easier to address.The differences...