Pakistan, March 3 -- I still believe that diplomacy never sleeps. However, what happened in the Oval Office on February 28, 2025, was undoubtedly not diplomacy. I refer to an undiplomatic and uncalled-for media exposure to a serious discussion between two heads of state.

As the narrative goes, Ukrainian President Zelensky was visiting the United States to meet President Trump and sign a comprehensive deal to share the benefits of vast rare earth resources that Ukraine has with the US in return for its support during the ongoing war with Russia. Reportedly, the terms of the deal were already agreed. All President Zelenksyy was supposed to do was thank the American people and the president for the help and support it had provided during th...