A top diplomat of the UAE visited New Delhi, just the day after military chiefs from India and Pakistan decided to respect the 2003 ceasefire agreement. Officials say that the ceasefire is the first step towards the peace between India and Pakistan. Reinstating envoys in India and Pak will be the next step, as per officials. Talks on resuming trade and Kashmir can follow after that. The question is why was this peace plan between India and Pakistan brokered by UAE?
The Foreign Minister of UAE, Abdullah bin Zayed met Indian counterpart Subrahmanyam Jaishankar on 26th February. As per UAE official they "discussed all regional and international issues of common interest and exchanged views on them."
It is said that the secret talks between Indian and Pakistan mediated by the UAE have begun months earlier.
According to the official the next step will be reinstating the envoys in New Delhi and Islamabad. The envoys were pulled in 2019 after Pakistan protested the initiative t...