ICYMI#TheTribuneOpinion: Why there are no permanent friends or permanent enemies
India faces unexpected challenges in foreign policy due to the Israel-Iran conflict; has lost friendly nations in the subcontinent
Chandigarh, Updated At : 09:58 AM Jun 22, 2025 IST
Collaboration: Israel has become a key partner in upgrading India’s defence and security capabilities. The value of this partnership was evident in the recent military clash with Pakistan. PTI
Global diplomacy has been shifting gears constantly; nations are trying to discern who their allies are and who are not. It’s becoming a norm to see countries at war and the US seemingly wants to be everywhere to act as the super-cop of the world. Ruling regimes are confused to apply conventional rules to diplomacy. This is exactly what The Tribune Editor-in-Chief Jyoti Malhotra puts forth in her edit piece, Global lessons in realpolitik, in which she writes that one of the key lessons is there are no permanent friends or enemies, just permanent interests. For New Delhi, it would be good diplomacy to expand its relations with all the powers again and return to multi-alignment, but yes, ally with a strong power, at least one.
