This is a fact and it's known in the government. The actual diplomacy occurs at IAS level, where as the IFS only arranges the contact and guides about already existing treaties. How are you suppose to negotiate diplomatically on petroleum without the involvement of secretary petroleum, or on pharmaceuticals without secretary health who are IAS, or import and export duties without IRS?
It is not a show peace , the treaties are signed by Kingdom of Britain or Kingdom of any other European monarch in the name of Monarch, which are validated by elected government to ensure it's legality. The day it goes republic the treaties will go in ambience.
For example: Convention for the Extension of Hong Kong Territory (1898) which was an agreement between UK and Qing China to lease Hong Kong to Britain for 99 years. After the fall of Qing Dynasty and later when China became communist PRC, they formalized and legalized the treaty under Sino British joint declaration in 80's and the lease was again validated which ended in 1997.
This is the exact situation with India and China, the British are gone, the border is not validated under new government on both the sides and hence it is called as LAC not international border. What India says the Chinese won't agree and what China says India won't agree. Hence pre British era in India are taken as reference by India.
It was ought to happen to demarcate the border exactly after the independence, Indian foreign policy makers should have sniffed. But my point is different with respect to S Jaishanker. He has been read by both China and US and they know very well his style of argument and how to actually create a deadlock. So many events of aggression is not a coincidence.
The only thing to understand is that cease fire was too early. PM Modi got double crossed by some one after that and hence Indo US crisis.
Congrats for your degree in International Relations, but it requires more than a degree to understand geo politics.
1. You're confusing diplomacy with negotiation. IAS officers promotion to leverage of secretary is rooted in beauracracy and traditions, that doesn't mean IAS are better at it. They just know the technical details of their domain cause that's their domain of expertise. Similarly, diplomacy is domain of IFS' expertise and no IAS can replace that role.
Sec. Petroleum with his counterpart of USA will just share the details, flexibility etc. with each other. Diplomacy is left to IFSC officer which is far bigger than a domain specific negotiation. All those treaties, guides are the basis of which secretary discuss between them. Even Piyush Goyal won't be able to negotiate with Lutnick without a briefing and backchannel support of MEA corps stationed there. Ergo, you're thinking that IAS do diplomacy when what they do is negotiation at its best, surrounded by diplomats on both sides.
2. Hence, monarchy is a show piece. To save paperwork and cost. Abolishing monarchy will just mean re-paperwork at best. They got no real power. Infact the example you give vis a vis hong kong tells you that it's the paperwork that happens while taking in new ground realities.
Abolishing British monarchy won't change any ground reality for UK. Neither for wider europe.
Similarly, British India and independent India is different. But Congress govt and BJP govt doesn't change the nature of state or ground reality. So, your whole argument about brilliant strategy falls flat here. You're trying to defend something indefensible by creating fantasy out of a hat.
And you still haven't answered any of my questions.
3. Again, you're speculating just as you speculated about the brilliant strategic manuevor. Now you're only reflecting. On one hand you say IAS do diplomacy but then you're handling responsibility of border issues to FM.
4. Are you privy to any confidential detail or are you gonna continue with your conspiracy theories and speculations based on on theories as you've been doing for every one of your responses. Were you there in military command, when it was decided that we have reached all the objectives? Or are you saying jaishankar double crossed?
Fr??
Indo-US crisis is due to a moment of recklessness by Trump in his desperation to be seen as a big boss and deal maker to his domestic public. It's not about double crossing. It's a nation accomodating a rowdy old men and their pen showing contest in white House.
5. Yes, a lot more. And do you have that "lot more", for you to go on around propagating these fantasy based brilliant strategic manuevor of yours? And as I said.. it's not just a degree
My take is, you are drawing too much inference from what has happened in just few months. It's all because of an idiot in Whitehouse. If you want to look at it, look at it more broadly.
Do you believe that India was EVER going to have a better relationship with US than Canada? or EU?
Look at what's their condition is in dealing with America. Canada faces 36% tariffs. And a humiliating call to surrender even its sovereign existence. This is the kind of idiot you are dealing with. In 2025, he has surrounded himself with yes men and sycophants.
I do not understand why and how people believe that India will be able to secure a better deal with America? Based on what? Diplomacy? LOL! There is no diplomacy with USA.
There is one way, which we could have done. It's criminal and would have spoilt our relationship with future leaders of USA. It's bribing and slush funds.
Pakistan did it...
We could do the same or via someone like Adani Ambani or some other 3rd party we could do that. But remember, doing that means once this entire sordid deal goes public we will be tarred with same dirty brush as Pakistan. It's a very temporary high. And Trump is not even a professional criminal... he is an ameture bully.
For the last part.. we should really nudge Ambani-Birla to fund some tech startups in silicon valley and relay those tech back to Indian market.
TCS, Infosys to fund technology stack there.
We did it with Adani by getting him to invest outside in logistics.. and that's why you can see NGOs and their leader parading narrative against Adani.
. Monarchy in europe is a showpiece and a tradition kept alive for public and to avoid unnecessary paperwork. They've no real authority over their govts.
in his domestic voteblock 
