Shashi Tharoor: Pakistan's US-Iran Mediation 'Embarrassing' for India

• Shashi Tharoor expressed embarrassment over Pakistan's leading role in mediating US-Iran talks, stating India should have taken the diplomatic lead.
• He supported the Indian government's restrained stance on the West Asia conflict, hoping it would create space for India to lead peace initiatives.
• Tharoor highlighted that Pakistan, along with Turkey and Egypt, is facilitating potential talks between the US and Iran, which he finds concerning.
• He emphasized that India, with its good relations with both sides, should have leveraged its position for a peace initiative.
• Tharoor clarified his comments are driven by national interest, not political alignment, despite being a critic of the BJP.