Diplomacy or the art of negotiation has been in existence from a very ancient time.br The era of 1st billion BC witnessed some of the drastic developments in the patterns of diplomacy.br The early Roman empires sent envoys to the neighboring empires to extend cordial relations.br Other early traces include the Middle East regions which were fast emerging.br Treaties began to be drafted between many Mesopotamian states and ‘Akkadian’ or more popularly known as ‘Babylonian’ was developed as the first diplomatic language.br The language was spread throughout the Middle East and was later replaced by Aramaic.br With the development of Islamic States, the concept of diplomacy flourished and became a tool for promoting international trade.