It would be wrong for India to say it is surprised that Pakistan has taken the lead in mediation of a ceasefire between the United States and Iran. Surely, the signs of something cooking between US President Donald Trump and Pakistan's Field Marshal Asim Munir could not have been missed by anyone not suffering from myopia.

What is surprising though is that India has expressed puzzlement at the development. Had we not vacated space that should naturally have been ours, opportunists would not have sought to occupy it. As a result, the isolation that Pakistan had brought upon itself by deviously indulging in cross border terrorism has been incrementally reversed.

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