In diplomacy, Delhi speaks too softly, doesn't carry a stick

President Roosevelt's foreign policy dictum, "speak softly and carry a big stick", has found new followers in New Delhi. Whether they carry a big stick or not, they speak softly to the point that they appear to be not speaking. This is a departure from the past. Even in the old days, when there was a consensus on foreign policy and South Block had the monopoly over foreign policy making, prime ministers and foreign ministers explained every important decision to the public.

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