India, April 28 -- The dramatic collapse of Pakistan's high-profile attempt to mediate between the United States and Iran in April 2026 has done more than embarrass Islamabad-it has exposed the deeper fault lines of a state struggling to balance ambition with capability

The swiftly moving tides and currents of recent events have proved beyond a shadow of doubt that Pakistan has proved to be abjectly incapable of making the United States and Iran smoke the proverbial peace pipe in Islamabad and has created an unholy mess beyond redemption. The 21-hour-long overtly publicised maiden peace talks disastrously collapsed on 12th April, 2026, to the chagrin of the entire international community. Incredulously, the untrustworthy Pakistan glibly ...