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In Graphics: The life and times of America’s most controversial diplomat, Henry Kissinger
Fp Explainers •Why was US diplomat Henry Kissinger, who died at 100, such a divisive figure? We take a look
Disdain for India’s leadership in 1970s, did not stop Kissinger from calling for strong US-India ties under PM Modi
Fp Staff •After Narendra Modi became the Prime Minister of India in 2014, Kissinger, also the former US National Security Adviser, has been advocating strong ties with India. In fact, many say, over the past few years he had begun admiring Prime Minister Modi’s global diplomacy skills
'Good, old friend of Chinese people': Beijing hails Henry Kissinger's 'historic contributions' to US-China ties
Fp Staff •The former diplomat helped the US develop ties with China in the 1970s and helped the country out of its Mao-era isolation
Henry Kissinger: The US diplomat who called Indians bas**rds, Indira b**ch
Fp Explainers •America’s most famous yet controversial diplomat Henry Kissinger has died at 100. He had a tumultuous relationship with India. As the US sided with Pakistan in the 1971 war, Kissinger made sexist and racist remarks against Indians and the then-prime minister Indira Gandhi
Henry Kissinger dies at 100: The moments that define his controversial legacy
Fp Explainers •Former US Secretary of State Henry Kissinger, who died on Wednesday at the age of 100, influenced American foreign policy in ways few others have, with a long — and highly contentious — record. Here are some of the major moments of his life
Controversial American diplomat and Nobel Prize winner, Henry Kissinger, dies at 100
Fp Staff •The former diplomat had been active past his centenary, attending meetings in the White House, publishing a book on leadership styles, and testifying before a Senate committee about the nuclear threat posed by North Korea. In July 2023, he made a surprise visit to Beijing to meet China's Xi Jinping
White House regrets Kissinger had better access in Beijing than current US officials
•As part of those meetings, Kissinger, 100, also met with China's top diplomat Wang Yi and with defense minister Li Shangfu, who has declined direct talks with US Defense Secretary Lloyd Austin
What is Kissinger doing in Xi Jinping's arms?
Fp Staff •Chinese President Xi Jinping told Henry Kissinger that 'old friends' like him will never be forgotten as he struck an easy tone in their meeting amid efforts by Beijing and Washington to mend frayed ties
Why is ex-US diplomat Henry Kissinger in China?
Fp Explainers •Former US secretary of state Henry Kissinger told Chinese defence minister Li Shangfu on Tuesday that he was in Beijing ‘as a friend’. China’s top diplomat Wang Yi, who met the 100-year-old American today, praised his ‘historic contributions’ in normalising the relations between the two countries
Changing power equations in EU: NATO’s vulnerabilities exposed as Ukraine war turns one
Bhaswati Mukherjee •In one year, the Ukraine conflict has fundamentally changed power balances globally and exposed the weakness of the once impregnable Western alliance