India, Jan. 23 -- US President Donald Trump has managed to get 11 countries to join his "Board of Peace", a body initially designed to oversee the Gaza ceasefire and the reconstruction of the strip ravaged by the war between Hamas and Israel. India and no permanent member of the UN Security Council - other than the US itself - have joined the self-styled board yet.

Apart from the US, no member of the G7 grouping has joined Trump's 'Board of Peace', whose purpose expanded into resolving all sorts of international conflicts, raising questions over Trump's aspirations of creating a rival to the UN.

India was among some 60 countries that received invitations last week from Trump to join the Board of Peace, an earlier HT report quoted people...