INDIA PERSPECTIVE

New Delhi covers the event with sharp attention and a barely disguised edge of irritation. NDTV headlines "Asim Munir Lands In Iran With Trump's Peace Offer" -- the framing is telling: it's Trump's offer, not Pakistan's initiative. The Indian outlet insists on Islamabad's role as a mere "messenger" rather than diplomatic architect, and notes that Pakistan "emerged" as a central player only because Washington chose it, not on its own merit.

The Times of India takes a more military -- and more unsettling -- angle: Trump says the war is "close to over" but is simultaneously sending 10,000 additional troops before the end of April, including the carrier USS George H.W. Bush and the Boxer Amphibious Ready Group. The paper drops a revealing figure: 50,000 US troops were already involved in operations. This juxtaposition -- peace talk and massive buildup -- sits at the heart of India's framing, which reads in the contradiction proof that Washington does not control the outcome.

India watches this Pakistani mediation through the structural rivalry that has defined the bilateral relationship since 1947. Pakistan becoming a privileged interlocutor of both Washington and Tehran simultaneously is a strategic nightmare for New Delhi, which has invested decades in its own Iran relationship (Chabahar port, North-South corridor) and its deepening US partnership (Quad, I2U2). Indian non-alignment, which allowed talking to everyone, is suddenly eclipsed by a Pakistan doing the exact same thing -- but with concrete results.