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Congress MP Shashi Tharoor will lead an all-party delegation to convey India’s zero-tolerance stance on terrorism globally. This follows Operation Sindoor, focusing on terror camps in Pakistan after a lethal assault in Jammu and Kashmir.
New Delhi:
Congress MP Shashi Tharoor, who has been dealing with his occasion’s warmth for praising the Centre after Operation Sindoor, will lead an all-party delegation to hold India’s “robust message” of zero-tolerance towards terrorism to the world.
The federal government on Saturday named Mr Tharoor and 6 different MPs, together with two from the Opposition and 4 from the ruling Nationwide Democratic Alliance (NDA), to hold out the most important outreach train, which comes within the wake of Operation Sindoor — the Indian offensive towards terror camps in Pakistan and Pakistan-occupied Kashmir (PoK) following the lethal terror assault in Jammu and Kashmir’s Pahalgam final month.
“In moments that matter most, Bharat stands united,” Parliamentary Affairs Minister Kiren Rijiju posted on X.
He stated the seven all-party delegations will quickly go to key companion nations, carrying India’s “shared message of zero-tolerance to terrorism”.
“A robust reflection of nationwide unity above politics, past variations,” Mr Rijiju stated.
In moments that matter most, Bharat stands united.
Seven All-Get together Delegations will quickly go to key companion nations, carrying our shared message of zero-tolerance to terrorism.
A robust reflection of nationwide unity above politics, past variations.@rsprasad @ShashiTharoor… pic.twitter.com/FerHHACaVK— Kiren Rijiju (@KirenRijiju) Might 17, 2025
Mr Tharoor, a former diplomat, stated he was “honoured” by the invitation of the federal government of India to guide an all-party delegation to 5 key capitals.
“When nationwide curiosity is concerned, and my companies are required, I cannot be discovered wanting,” he posted on X.
Apart from Mr Tharoor, the Centre selected Opposition leaders Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam (DMK) MP Kanimozhi Karunanidhi and NCP (SP) chief Supriya Sule.
BJP’s Ravi Shankar Prasad and Baijayant Panda, and JDU’s Sanjay Kumar Jha and Shiv Sena’s Shrikant Shinde — each a part of the ruling NDA — will lead the opposite 4 delegations.
The Ministry of Parliamentary Affairs stated the delegations will go to the members of the UN Safety Council.
These delegations will “mission India’s nationwide consensus” and “resolute method to combating terrorism in all varieties and manifestations”, the Ministry stated in an official assertion on Saturday.
“They might carry forth to the world the nation’s robust message of zero-tolerance towards terrorism,” it stated.
Sources stated BJP leaders Nishikant Dubey, Bansuri Swaraj, Anurag Thakur, MJ Akbar, Samik Bhattacharya, Daggubati Purandeswari and SS Ahluwalia may even be included within the diplomatic train.
All India Majlis-e-Ittehadul Muslimeen (AIMIM) chief Asaduddin Owaisi, Congress leaders Salman Khurshid and Manish Tewari, Democratic Progressive Azad Get together’s Ghulam Nabi Azad, Shiv Sena (UBT) chief Priyanka Chaturvedi, Biju Janata Dal’s Sasmit Patra, Aam Aadmi Get together’s Vikramjeet Sawhney, and Communist Get together of India (Marxist) MP John Brittas are additionally anticipated to be a part of the delegations.
These leaders are prone to go to totally different nations for 10 days.
India-Pakistan Tensions
India, after discovering cross-border hyperlinks to the April 22 Pahalgam terror assault, which left 26 folks useless, launched Operation Sindoor on Might 7 and attacked 9 terror websites in Pakistan and Pakistan-occupied Kashmir (PoK).
The Indian armed forces destroyed a number of camps of terror teams like Lashkar-e-Taiba (LeT), Jaish-e-Mohammad (JeM) and Hizbul Mujahideen, and killed greater than 100 terrorists.
After the Indian armed forces’ in a single day operations, the Pakistani Military launched drones and missiles at western elements of India, which had been efficiently intercepted. India then hit chosen army targets deep inside Pakistani territory.
The 2 nations reached a ceasefire settlement on Might 10 to halt army actions with fast impact after 4 days of intense cross-border drone and missile strikes.