Rail Force One - Current Affairs UPSC

The Prime Minister of India recently traveled by “Rail Force One” train from Poland to Kyiv (Ukraine).

The President of the United States arrived in Kyiv by train last year rather than flying in on Air Force One, the train was nicknamed “Rail Force One.
The train was built before the Russian annexation of Crimea in 2014 and was previously used to ferry wealthy tourists to the peninsula on the Black Sea.
The train’s 10-hour, 700 km journey begins at Przemyśl Główny station in Poland, located around 400 km southeast of Warsaw, close to the country’s border with Ukraine, and ends at Kyiv.
This train in the Ukrainian railway network, has played an important role in the war effort, including helping transport aid across the country.
This train, along with others in the Ukrainian railway network, has been crucial during the war, including facilitating the transport of aid and people throughout the country.

Ukraine’s Strategic Industries Minister Alexander Kamyshin, who is in charge of Ukrzaliznytsia (state-owned Ukrainian Railways), has coined the term Iron Diplomacy to refer to the world leaders’ train trips.
Iron diplomacy refers to the practice of transporting world leaders from Poland through Ukraine via rail since the start of the Russian invasion of Ukraine.
The concept of Iron Diplomacy extends beyond logistics to encompass the role of the railway in international relations. As air travel became impossible due to the war.