Gratitude Diplomacy is a new term coined by Surendra Pokhrel in 2021. Gratitude is often used as acknowledgment in diplomacy but never used as a different genre of diplomacy. Corona Virus pandemic has brought this hidden diplomatic dimension into the light. Gratitude diplomacy is fueled by the widespread use of Social Media Sites especially Twitter in Diplomacy. It is closely related to public diplomacy.
Gratitude is a basic element of any communicative act. Emmons and Crumpler (2000: 484) write “Gratitude has been conceptualized as an emotion, a virtue, a moral sentiment, a motive, a coping response, a skill, and an attitude”.