Interview: ‘Had Operation Sindoor not happened, Pak's mediator role may not have happened’
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Has Pakistan pulled off a diplomatic coup of sorts?
The past week, Islamabad has emerged as a key mediator, getting Washington and Tehran to declare a ceasefire and also getting them to talk for the first time since the Iranian revolution.
While the talks have now been called off with the United States saying it will naively blockade Iran, does the Islamabad summit mean a shot in the arm for Pakistan’s global image?
To break it down, Scroll speaks to US political scientist and Pakistan expert, Christine Fair. This is a slightly edited version of our conversation.
So is this a diplomatic win for Pakistan or is too much being read into this?
No, I think it’s without doubt a huge diplomatic win. Over the past 14-15 months, Pakistan has really been able to insert itself back into the US policy agenda. It began with Pakistan handing over this so-called mastermind of the Abbey Gate attack in Kabul. [Indian journalist] Praveen Swamy describes this man as anything but a mastermind. He...