“India’s Quiet Diplomacy in the New Phase of the Thailand-Cambodia Conflict”, My Ind Maker, February 17, 2026
“History rarely ends when a ceasefire is signed. It merely lowers its voice and the noise. As a matter of fact, history never ceases to exist; it is created daily. When fighting reignited between Thailand and Cambodia in 2025, the world briefly turned its attention toward the border near Preah Vihear. Images of displaced civilians and military escalation dominated headlines. But as quickly as the violence rose, media interest faded once the truce was announced. Claims were made by the US President Donald Trump of negotiating the ceasefire in his narcissistic quest for the Nobel Peace Prize. What followed subsequently has received far less attention: the delicate, slow work of preventing another collapse into conflict.
This is where India’s diplomacy began to matter in a deeper way.
If the earlier phase of the crisis tested military limits, the post-conflict phase tested political maturity. Borders remained tense, nationalist rhetoric lingered, and trust between the two neighbours was fragile. There were frequent breakdowns in the ceasefire agreement. The real question was no longer how to stop fighting, but how to prevent its full-scale return. And unlike louder global actors like the US and China, India stepped into this moment without noise, without taking credit, and without choosing sides……”
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