Finland President Alexander Stubb urged India to mediate between the United States and Iran for peace, which would de-escalate the Middle Eastern conflict. In an interview, Stubb said that India could help broker peace: “We need a ceasefire. I'm wondering if India can actually get involved. We saw Foreign Minister Jaishankar call for a ceasefire to calm things down."
President Stubb visited India as the Chief Guest at the Raisina Dialogue 2026 in New Delhi, where he discussed India's role in the ongoing dispute and praised India's “strategic caution.”
In recent diplomatic updates from India, External Affairs Minister S. Jaishankar has called for de-escalation in the last few days to stop the 18-day tension. Also, Jaishankar successfully resumed shipping through the Strait of Hormuz to secure fuel and LPG gas supplies for the country.
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Prime Minister of India Narendra Modi engaged in direct dialogue with Iran's President Masoud Pezeshkian as a diplomatic effort to express deep concern over the loss of civilian lives and escalating hostilities amidst the Gulf region.
World Looking at India for Peace
Amidst the Middle East tension, retired US Army Colonel and veteran strategist Douglas Macgregor has advised President Donald Trump in an interview to consult India to exit the “escalation trap.” In an interview with India Today, he suggested Indian Prime Minister Modi could bridge the gap between the two sides to disengage.
According to him, former Pentagon adviser Douglas Macgregor suggests that India could act as a critical intermediary to broker a ceasefire.
"New Delhi is in discussions with Tehran to help reopen the strategic waterway, through which roughly a fifth of the world's oil shipments pass. The talks are “already yielding some results, and [we] believe it is more productive to reason and coordinate with Iran rather than avoid engagement," the Union Minister said, as cited by the Financial Times
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