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Private diplomacy
It is perplexing that the delicate contented of fixing high-profile dialogues and discussions with the Trump medication has been entrusted to unconnected firms particularly erstwhile the Indian authorities has a scope of diplomatic channels astatine its disposal (Front page, “Indian Embassy hired Trump aide’s steadfast for talks connected trade, bilateral ties during Operation Sindoor”, January 7). How tin unrelated entities beryllium fixed the relation of arranging for cardinal discussions betwixt 2 governments? Will this not magnitude to a transgression of established diplomatic norms and mandatory procedures governing specified delicate issues?
V. Johan Dhanakumar,
Chennai
Trump’s obtuse moves
It is arsenic wide arsenic daylight that the U.S. President, Donald Trump, is defying each norms to slake his thirst by doing obtuse things to execute his aims and objectives. His moves against Venezuela are thing but a wide usurpation of planetary instrumentality (Editorial and Editorial page, January 7). They besides beryllium beyond a shadiness of a uncertainty that the American President has formed his eyes connected the abundant crude lipid successful Venezuela. But what is eating President Trump?
Mani Nataraajan,
Chennai
The happenings successful Venezuela exposure the disturbing world of today’s planetary order. Even if specified enactment violates planetary instrumentality and the UN Charter, strangely enough, U.S. courts whitethorn inactive presume jurisdiction nether American home law, which permits judges to effort an accused irrespective of however they were brought earlier the court. This peculiarity of U.S. law, erstwhile combined with overwhelming subject power, efficaciously sidelines planetary norms. The inability of the UN, the ICJ and the wider planetary assemblage to respond meaningfully underscores their increasing irrelevance successful restraining unilateral actions by almighty states. If planetary governance is to clasp credibility, this occurrence should punctual reflection connected strengthening multilateral institutions.
Dr. Thomas George,
Pala, Kerala
