India, March 20 -- Hyderabad MP and AIMIM chief Asaduddin Owaisi said on Friday that India could have played a big moral role in peace efforts had it been neutral in the US-Israel attack on Iran.

"What did (PM Narendra) Modi do? He deposited himself in the corner of (US President Donald) Trump and (Israel's PM Benjamin) Netanyahu. Had you been neutral, perhaps there would have been weight in your words," he told a gathering in his home city, news agency ANI reported.

He also slammed another South Asian country, Pakistan, over its alleged support for Israel. "Our neighbouring Pakistan is also like the younger brother of Israel. These two countries will never let their neighbours be at peace. Pakistan bombed Afghanistan and killed 400 peo...