India's national tennis federation asked the International Tennis Federation (ITF) to either postpone the Davis Cup tie against Pakistan in Islamabad or take it to a neutral venue "suo motu" given the current diplomatic tension between the two countries.

The All India Tennis association (AITA), taking a more aggressive stance than earlier, said it would not request for a neutral venue for the Asia Oceania Zone 1 tie on September 14-15 as is being asked by the ITF.

AITA wants the ITF to take that call based on the current situation and expressed surprise that the governing body is asking India to make a request as "this responsibility rests with the ITF."