New Delhi, Oct. 1 -- US President Donald Trump announced a 20-point peace plan on Tuesday that calls for an immediate end to the war in Gaza, full-scale delivery of humanitarian aid, and US-backed guarantees for a technocratic peace. Advocates of a technocratic approach to peace-building posit that scientific and rational approaches to dispute resolution are superior as they are not influenced by arbitrary or potentially discriminatory decision-making based on historical bias or identity claims.

While it may bring about a cessation of hostilities, the plan remains ambiguous on a possible two-state solution to the lengthy conflict. It also appears to give Israel a free hand if Hamas rejects the proposal, brushes aside the deep-rooted sour...