Operation Sindoor Outreach: Foreign Secretary Vikram Misri Briefs Multi-Party Delegations

Foreign Secretary Vikram Misri on Friday briefed members of four multi-party delegations, including those led by Congress MP Shashi Tharoor and BJP leader Ravi Shankar Prasad, ahead of their visits to various world capitals. Their mission is to convey India’s firm stance of zero tolerance towards terrorism emanating from Pakistan.

These delegations are part of a broader diplomatic outreach effort, with three others led by Shiv Sena MP Shrikant Shinde, JD(U)’s Sanjay Kumar Jha, and DMK’s Kanimozhi already having visited the UAE, Japan, and Russia to deliver India’s message.

In total, seven multi-party delegations will cover 33 global capitals. Their focus is to engage with international leaders on the threat posed by Pakistan-backed terrorism, particularly in the aftermath of the April 22 terror attack in Pahalgam, which claimed 26 lives.

Tensions between India and Pakistan intensified following the attack. India responded with precision airstrikes on terror infrastructure located in Pakistan and Pakistan-occupied Kashmir on May 7. In retaliation, Pakistan attempted strikes on Indian military installations over the next three days May 8, 9, and 10. India strongly countered these actions.

Hostilities on the ground ceased after military leaders from both sides, the Directors General of Military Operations, held talks on May 10 and agreed to halt further military engagement.

Misri briefed delegations led by Tharoor, Prasad, NCP-SP leader Supriya Sule and BJP leader Baijayant Panda about the message to be delivered to the world capitals. The Tharoor-led delegation will travel to Guyana, Colombia, Panama, Brazil and the US.

This delegation comprises Shambhavi, (LJP-RV), Sarfaraz Ahmed (JMM), G M Harish Balayogi (TDP), Shashank Mani Tripathi (BJP), Bhubaneshwar Kalita (BJP), Milind Deora (Shiv Sena), Tejasvi Surya (BJP) and former diplomat Taranjit Sandhu.

The delegation led by Prasad, comprising Daggubatti Purandeswari (BJP), Priyanka Chaturvedi (SS-UBT), Ghulam Nabi Khatana (nominated), Amar Singh (Congress), Samik Bhattacharya (BJP), former Union minister M J Akbar and former diplomat Pankaj Saran, will travel to the United Kingdom, France, Germany, the EU, Italy and Denmark.

Sule will lead the group comprising Rajeev Pratap Rudy (BJP), Vikramjit Sahney (AAP), Manish Tewari (Congress), Anurag Thakur (BJP), Lavu SriKrishna Devarayalu (TDP), former ministers Muraleedharan and Anand Sharma, and former diplomat Syed Akbaruddin to Egypt, Qatar, Ethiopia and South Africa.

The delegation led by Panda comprising Nishikant Dubey, Phangnon Konyak, Rekha Sharma (all BJP), Asaduddin Owaisi (AIMIM), Satnam Sandhu (nominated), former minister Ghulam Nabi Azad and former foreign secretary Harsh Shringla will travel to Saudi Arabia, Kuwait, Bahrain and Algeria.

(With inputs from PTI)