Seven envoys present credentials via video-conferencing: a new chapter in India’s digital diplomacy
The credential ceremony was conducted via a video-conferencing from the South Block as the envoys stood in front of a large screen one after...
Opinion: On China, Thai netizens contradict official diplomacy
It was a strange digital flareup. Ceaselessly, and seemingly inexplicably, over an entire night and day, Thai and Chinese netizens took to Twitter to...
Why government websites fail
While the rest of the world has evolved to a place where we can track anything at all times and order anything from anywhere,...
Go digital on diplomacy
Ministry of Foreign Affairs should set up the dedicated office of e-diplomacy to solve the foreign policy problems by using the internet.
The outbreak of...
‘Digital Diplomacy’? On the Perils and Pleasures of Twitter Politics
For observers of world politics, Twitter is no longer a place to switch off. Politicians are increasingly foraying into social media, even onto more...
For global diplomats, Zoom is not like being in the room
“Operating online is not real diplomacy," one veteran ambassador says.
Spare a thought for the world's diplomatic elite: They're prowling around Zoom like caged animals,...
Qureshi launches ‘FM Direct’ amid Covid-19
Foreign Minister Shah Mahmood Qureshi on Friday launched ‘FM Direct’ — a mobile application for a direct digital connection between him and all officers...
How to Use Social Media to Make Sense of International Crises
Imagine you are the British Prime Minister, Boris Johnson, and you wake up one morning learning that the head of the Iranian Islamic Revolutionary...
Digital Diplomacy in the Time of the Coronavirus Pandemic
Over the past month, foreign ministries (MFAs) have been actively involved in national efforts to stem the coronavirus outbreak. Thus far, foreign ministries have...
Coronavirus chatbot answers Estonians’ pandemic questions
A state-backed chatbot is providing coronavirus information across Estonian government websites to help keep the public informed during the crisis.
The coronavirus chatbot, dubbed Suve,...