Digital diplomacy: How technology could reshape Middle East politics in the age of coronavirus
As the UK's ambassador to war-torn Yemen, Michael Aron is more accustomed to the travel restrictions and disruptions brought about by the...
Welcome to Digital Diplomacy: Cultivating Bridges between Nations
We are living in a digital world in which anyone can pick up their phone and see the very latest information in world news,...
Digital Diplomacy: Connecting India with the World
Diplomacy has been an indispensable part of global affairs, as it is what makes it about relations between global actors. One easier way to...
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...