New Delhi: US President Donald Trump has invited India to be a part of Board of Peace in postwar Gaza. The Board of Peace will observe to oversee governance and reconstruction.

The White House had said there would be a main board, chaired by Trump himself, a Palestinian committee of technocrats meant to govern the war-wracked territory, and a second executive board that appears designed to have a more advisory role.

India is a country acceptable to both Israel and Palestine because of historic ties with both. India enjoys strategic partnership with Israel and has given regular humanitarian aid and help to Palestine. India was among the first countries to send humanitarian aid to Gaza through Egypt after the recent conflict began.

This board, formed on January 15^th as part of Trump’s 20-point peace plan for Gaza, is seen as a potential broader mechanism to address other global conflicts in the future.

Governments, however, reacted cautiously today to Trump’s invitation to his Board of Peace initiative aimed at resolving conflicts globally, a plan that diplomats said could harm the work of the United Nations.

The White House did not detail the responsibilities of each member of the board. It said more members will be announced over the coming weeks.

The separate 11-member Gaza Executive Board” would include Turkish Foreign Minister Hakan Fidan, UN Middle East peace coordinator Sigrid Kaag, UAE International Cooperation Minister Reem Al-Hashimy, Israeli-Cypriot billionaire Yakir Gabay and officials from Qatar and the UAE.