Dhaka, April 2 -- Field Marshal Helmuth von Moltke, a nineteenth century Prussian military commander has an adage that is attributed to him: "No plan survives the first contact with the enemy". While this was indeed a more laconic version of a more nuanced quote related to war situations, in this form it is equally appropriate for a wide range of occasions in life including politics and diplomacy. Just as this would also be applicable to the strategic approach to global re-engagement by the new Biden Administration in Washington.

President Joe Biden wanted to do things in a very different way from his erratic predecessor President Donald Trump. While Trump disregarded allies, Biden sought to engage them. While Trump neglected Multilatera...