New Delhi, June 5 -- Congress leader Shashi Tharoor has said having United States as a mediator between India and Pakistan would imply an equivalence which doesn't exist.

"Mediation is not a term that we are particularly willing to entertain. You're implying an equivalence which simply doesn't exist, Tharoor said in Washington DC when asked if it is helpful to have the United States available as a mediator.

Tharoor is part of all-party delegation traveling abroad as part of the Prime Minister Narendra Modi government's diplomatic outreach to highlight India's stand on terrorism following'Operation Sindoor'.

"There is no equivalence between terrorists and their victims. There is no equivalence between a country that provides a safe have...