Tharoor To Owaisi: Full List Of Leaders To Visit Key Nations For Operation Sindoor Diplomatic Outreach
Seven all-party delegations will travel to various nations, engaging key partners to bolster global support for India’s stance against cross-border terrorism after the Pahalgam terror attack.
The government has launched a major diplomatic effort to garner maximum global support for Operation Sindoor following the recent terror attack in Pahalgam. As part of this initiative, 51 political leaders across parties— comprising current MPs, ex-ministers and prominent former diplomats — will head to 32 countries and the European Union headquarters in Brussels, Belgium.
The all-party delegations will bolster India's stance against cross-border terrorism after the Pahalgam terror attack on the global stage. They will also brief partner nations on India’s firm response following the death of 26 civilians in the Pahalgam terror attacks.
"One mission. One message. One Bharat. Seven All-Party Delegations will soon engage key nations under #OperationSindoor, reflecting our collective resolve against terrorism," wrote Parliamentary Affairs Minister Kiren Rijiju on X (formerly Twitter), while sharing details of the MPs and the delegations representing this "united front".
Here’s a look at the composition of the seven groups and their destination countries:
Group 1 – Saudi Arabia, Kuwait, Bahrain, Algeria
Leader: Baijayant Panda (BJP)
Members: Nishikant Dubey (BJP), Phangnon Konyak (BJP), Rekha Sharma (BJP), Asaduddin Owaisi (AIMIM), Satnam Singh Sandhu, Ghulam Nabi Azad, Harsh Shringla
Group 2 – United Kingdom, France, Germany, EU, Italy, Denmark
Leader: Ravi Shankar Prasad (BJP)
Members: Daggubati Purandeswari (BJP), Priyanka Chaturvedi (Shiv Sena – UBT), Ghulam Ali Khatana, Amar Singh (Congress), Samik Bhattacharya (BJP), MJ Akbar, Pankaj Saran
Group 3 – Indonesia, Malaysia, South Korea, Japan, Singapore
Leader: Sanjay Kumar Jha (JDU)
Members: Aparajita Sarangi (BJP), Brij Lala (BJP), John Brittas (CPI-M), Pradan Baruah (BJP), Hemang Joshi (BJP), Salman Khurshid, Mohan Kumar
Group 4 – UAE, Liberia, Democratic Republic of Congo, Sierra Leone
Leader: Shrikant Eknath Shinde (Shiv Sena)
Members: Bansuri Swaraj (BJP), ET Mohammed Basheer (IUML), Atul Garg (BJP), Sasmit Patra (BJD), Manan Kumar Mishra (BJP), SS Ahluwalia, Sujan Chinoy
Group 5 – United States, Panama, Guyana, Brazil, Colombia
Leader: Shashi Tharoor (Congress)
Members: Shambhavi (LJP – Ram Vilas), Sarfaraz Ahmad (JMM), GM Harish Balayogi (TDP), Shashank Mani Tripathi (BJP), Bhubaneswar Kalita (BJP), Milind Deora (Shiv Sena), Taranjit Singh Sandhu, Tejasvi Surya (BJP)
Group 6 – Spain, Greece, Slovenia, Latvia, Russia
Leader: Kanimozhi Karunanidhi (DMK)
Members: Rajeev Rai (SP), Mian Altaf Ahmad (NC), Brijesh Chowta (BJP), Prem Chand Gupta (RJD), Ashok Kumar Mittal (AAP), Manjeev S Puri, Jawed Ashraf
Group 7 – Egypt, Qatar, Ethiopia, South Africa
Leader: Supriya Sule (NCP – Sharad Pawar faction)
Members: Rajiv Pratap Rudy (BJP), Vikramjeet Singh Sahney (AAP), Manish Tewari (Congress), Anurag Thakur (BJP), Lavu Sri Krishna Devarayalu (TDP), Anand Sharma, V Muraleedharan, Syed Akbaruddin
In a post on X, the Trinamool Congress announced that National General Secretary Abhishek Banerjee has been nominated by Chairperson Mamata Banerjee to join the all-party delegation for India's global anti-terror initiative.
By involving leaders from the BJP, Congress, DMK, Shiv Sena, JDU, AIMIM, TMC, SP, RJD, AAP and others, the government aims to ensure that India’s diplomatic messaging is both inclusive and representative. The delegations are expected to meet foreign policymakers, engage think tanks and emphasise India’s united stand against terrorism.
