India, June 7 -- Congress MP Shashi Tharoor on Thursday dismissed the idea of mediation between India and Pakistan, arguing that it is not viable because the two countries are not equals. He said Pakistan is a "revisionist power" that harbours terrorists and seeks to disrupt existing geopolitical arrangements.

Speaking at the council on foreign relations in Washington, Tharoor said, "Mediation is not a term that we are particularly willing to entertain. I'll tell you why not. The fact is that this implies, even when you say things like broker or whatever, you're implying an equivalence which simply doesn't exist," news agency PTI reported.

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