View From The Neighbourhood: Leader and diplomacy

A weekly look at the public conversations shaping ideas beyond borders — in the Subcontinent.

Imran Khan, Imran Khan UN address, Imran Khan on RSS, India reply to Imran Khan, India reply to Imran Khan UN address, Jammu and Kashmir, UNGA — Imran Khan, Prime Minister of Pakistan addresses the 74th session of the United Nations General Assembly at UN headquarters in New York, US. (Reuters)

Munir Akram, former Pakistan ambassador to the UN and columnist for Dawn, displays in his article on September 29 a growing trend across South Asia. He praises Imran Khan’s speech and diplomacy at the UN General Assembly, in terms that could be described as sycophantic: “In the person of a bold, honest and dedicated leader, Pakistan has been offered a historic opportunity to address its multiple external challenges, play a constructive role in resolving regional disputes and promote critical global objectives.”