TRACK OF DIPLOMACY

Subject: International Relations

Context: Indian Council on Global Relations will welcome Canada and India’s top diplomats on Tuesday to discuss the growing strategic partnership between Canada and India in the era of COVID-19.

This is the third Canada-India Track 1.5 Dialogue on Innovation, Growth and Prosperity meeting.

Concept:

• Track 1.5 Diplomacy: This term is used when both officials and non-officials are involved in diplomatic negotiations. Often foreign leaders travel with businessmen is an example.
• Track 1 Diplomacy:
  • Official discussions typically involving high-level political and military leaders and focusing on cease-fires, peace talks, and treaties and other agreements. Heads of states meet, have hi-tea, discuss issues and release joint statements etc.
• Track 2 Diplomacy:
  • Unofficial dialogue and problem-solving activities aimed at building relationships and encouraging new thinking that can inform the official process.
  • Since it is unofficial , you can expect to see influential academic, religious, and NGO leaders and other civil society actors who can interact more freely than high-ranking officials.
• Track 3 Diplomacy:
  • People-to-people diplomacy undertaken by individuals and private groups. Normally focused at the grassroots level, this type of diplomacy often involves organizing meetings and conferences, generating media exposure, and political and legal advocacy for marginalized people and communities.
• Multi-track Diplomacy:
  • A term for operating on several tracks simultaneously, including official and unofficial conflict resolution efforts, citizen and scientific exchanges, international business negotiations, international cultural and athletic activities, and other cooperative efforts