Henry Kissinger’s bitter legacy

A legend to love and hate: Kissinger waving after receiving an award during a ceremony at the Pentagon honouring his diplomatic career in May 2016 in Washington, DC. Kissinger, a key figure of American diplomacy in the post-World War II era, died on Nov 29 at the age of 100, his association said. — AFP

As global tributes to late US diplomat Henry Kissinger poured in, his death stirred fury across South-East Asia.

Homage has been paid to Kissinger’s realpolitik and intellectual heft as secretary of state to US presidents Richard Nixon and Gerald Ford.