New Delhi, June 25 -- A catalyst, by its nature, accelerates reactions-forward or backward. But if mishandled, it can be dangerous. That metaphor aptly describes the recent theatre of the absurd in the war-scorched month of June 2025, featuring none other than Donald J. Trump, the former and once-again President of the United States, striving to portray himself as a peacemaker.

Scene one opens on 7 May 2025, just after the Indian Air Force launched Operation Sindoor, striking nine Pakistani terrorist camps. Mr Trump, commenting on the developments, remarked:

"It's a shame. We just heard about it .. They have been fighting for many, many decades. And centuries actually.. I am very close to India and I'm very close to Pakistan.. They've h...