India, April 17 -- India's ministry of external affairs (MEA) spokesperson Randhir Jaiswal on Friday said India is "closely monitoring" the situation in West Asia and developments in the region.

In a weekly media briefing, Jaiswal was responding to a question on Pakistan's role in ensuring the US-Iran ceasefire.

The question by a reporter was: "Trump, right, left and centre, has been praising Pakistan, especially [Pak army chief Field Marshal] Asim Munir, for the role played in the ceasefire. How does India see Pakistan's role in the ceasefire? Trump has also said he is ready to travel to Pakistan. Are there any talks of Trump stopping in India?"

To this, Jaiswal responded, "To your question, we have a very simple answer. We are closel...