BharatNotes Diplomacy
nounUsage in a UPSC answer
India's calibrated diplomacy during the Russia-Ukraine conflict, championing strategic autonomy while keeping channels open with all parties, demonstrated how middle powers can convert measured neutrality into genuine geopolitical leverage.
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Word Family
diplomat (n), diplomatic (adj), diplomatically (adv), diplomats (n pl), diplomacies (n pl)
Root
Greek diploma = folded document; Latin diploma = letter of authority; French diplomatique → diplomatie
Etymology
From French diplomatie, a back-formation from diplomatique, ultimately from Latin diploma ("a letter of recommendation or authority"), from Greek diploma ("folded document"); first used in English in 1792.
Memory Hook
From Greek diploma, a "folded" document carried by an envoy — a diplomat carries the folded paper and the folded, careful words; diplomacy keeps the sharp edges tucked out of sight.
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