The Nationalist View: US-Israel vs Iran War, Pakistan Not Key Architect Of Ceasefire

April 2026 60 views 26:18

In this episode of India & The World, author and columnist Arun Anand speaks with Dr. Lauren Dagan Amos, researcher at the Begin-Sadat Center for Strategic Studies (BESA) and lecturer at Bar-Ilan University, Tel Aviv. Dr. Amos specialises in India, South Asia, India-Israel relations and the wider Indo-Pacific strategic landscape. The conversation examines Pakistan’s claim of having mediated the US- Israel-Iran ceasefire. From the Israeli perspective, did Pakistan actually play any meaningful role, or was it merely passing messages between different sides? The discussion also looks at Pakistan’s controversial claim that Lebanon and Hezbollah would be covered by the ceasefire—and why Israel rejected that assertion. Arun Anand and Dr. Lauren Dagan Amos analyse the larger strategic gains and losses for both Israel and Iran, the changing balance of power in West Asia, and the future of Iran’s proxy network, including Hezbollah, Hamas and the Houthis. The podcast also explores what these developments mean for India and whether the war and ceasefire create new strategic opportunities for New Delhi in its relations with Israel, the Gulf states and Iran.

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