Can India, as part of G20, help calm things down in West Asia?

The world woke up on Friday to news of an Israeli missile attack in Iran's Isfahan region, where some of its nuclear facilities are located. There are competing claims about the scale of attack and extent of the damage. This comes weeks after soaring tensions between the two countries. The situation in West Asia has witnessed a step-by-step escalation since Oct 7, 2023. The Hamas attack blind-sided the vaunted Israeli intelligence and defence establishments and led to nearly 1,200 Israelis being killed and more than 200 taken hostage. Assessed by Israel as the largest single day loss of Jewish life…