Detailed summary of the piece's central argument: it portrays India as a 'wannabe superpower' and accuses it of performing submission masquerading as diplomacy. The article cites the trading off of the unarmed Iranian naval vessel IRIS Dena to the US/Israel soon after it departed Indian waters as evidence of this submission. It then contrasts India with Pakistan, describing Pakistan as operating on a higher plane—actively shaping outcomes, keeping the GCC restrained from escalating against Iran, and stepping forward as a host and mediator for negotiations to end the conflict. The piece suggests that loud, ostentatious diplomacy is valuable to no one, while quiet, strategic maneuvering becomes the centerpiece of influence. It culminates by reframing the insult of 'prostitute' as belonging not to Pakistan but to the state that surrenders ground, decisions, and dignity, and who is doing the selling in this dynamic.
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