Srinagar, May 22 -- India's diplomacy is increasingly learning to speak in a quieter, more persuasive language-one that travels not through speeches alone, but through silk threads, saffron aromas, and the cultural memory of a civilisation. The recent choice of gifts-Muga silk stole for the Italian Prime Minister, a Ladakhi stole for the Swedish Prime Minister, and Kesar mangoes for the UAE President-may appear ceremonial on the surface. In reality, they reflect a calibrated shift in India's diplomatic imagination: from protocol-driven exchange to culture-led statecraft. At a time when global politics is often reduced to trade figures, defence pacts, and strategic alignments, India is reminding the world that relationships between nations...