Pakistan Offers to Mediate US-Iran Conflict as India's Role Remains Unclear

Islamabad is ready to mediate between the US, Israel and Tehran. On Tuesday, Pakistan Prime Minister Shehbaz Sharif said he would be "proud" to host talks between the two countries. According to Reuters, Pakistan on Wednesday conveyed a 15-point ceasefire offer from the US to Iran. Pakistan Foreign Minister Ishaq Dar said he was in touch with his Iranian counterpart Abbas Araghchi. Questions have begun to be raised about where India stands. Why isn't India playing a mediating role? Is New Delhi lagging behind Islamabad in the geopolitical arena? These uncomfortable questions were also raised at an all-party meeting on the war situation in West Asia on Wednesday. The meeting was chaired by Defence Minister Rajnath Singh at Parliament House. Top ministers of the government, including Home Minister Amit Shah and Finance Minister Nirmala Sitharaman, were present. India Today quoted a government source as saying.