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What did 24 October 2024 follow in diplomacy?
Summary
A look back at two diplomatic developments in the days before 24 October 2024, from Seoul's warning on North Korean troops to Modi and Xi meeting in Kazan.
What had the world's diplomats been dealing with as of 24 October 2024? Two developments from the preceding days framed the moment.
On 18 October 2024, South Korea's National Intelligence Service said North Korea had started sending troops to fight alongside Russia in Ukraine. South Korean President Yoon Suk Yeol called a security meeting and said the international community must respond with "all available means".
On 23 October 2024, Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi held a bilateral meeting with Chinese President Xi Jinping on the sidelines of the 16th BRICS summit in Kazan, Russia. It was the first bilateral meeting between India and China in five years. It came after the 2020 border skirmishes between Indian and Chinese troops.
Taken together, the two reports showed the range of diplomacy touching the war in Ukraine and its surrounding region in the days leading up to 24 October 2024: a new foreign military dimension on one side, and a leaders' meeting between two major Asian neighbours on the other.
