India’s Operation Sindoor Delegation Begins Global Outreach Mission

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India’s Operation Sindoor Delegation Begins Global Outreach Mission

India’s Operation Sindoor global outreach mission commenced today with the departure of the first all-party delegation to the United Arab Emirates. The mission, led by Shiv Sena MP Shrikant Eknath Shinde, aims to reinforce India’s resolve against terrorism in the wake of recent military successes under Operation Sindoor.

Seven Delegations to Visit 32 Countries

The seven multi-party delegations, comprising 59 Parliament members, former ministers, and politicians from across the country, will travel to 32 countries and the European Union headquarters in Brussels. Of the 59 leaders, 31 are part of the ruling NDA, while the remaining 28 are from non-NDA parties.

Objective of the Mission

The Centre has stated that the global diplomatic outreach mission seeks to present India’s stance on terrorism, particularly in the context of the armed forces’ recent success under Operation Sindoor. The delegations will emphasize India’s commitment to peace and its firm position against cross-border terrorism.

Delegation Composition and Destinations

  1. The first delegation, led by Shrikant Shinde, will visit the UAE. The group includes BJP leaders Bansuri Swaraj, Atul Garg, and Manan Kumar Mishra, as well as BJD leader Sasmit Patra, IUML’s ET Mohammed Basheer, former minister SS Ahluwalia, and former diplomat Sujan Chinoy. This delegation will also travel to Liberia, Congo, and Sierra Leone.
  2. Shinde stated that the representative teams aim to convey a clear message that India is a peace-loving nation, but if someone attacks us, we will give a reply. He further remarked, “India is focused on economic development. Pakistan is busy with developing terrorism.”
  3. The other six delegations are led by Congress leader Shashi Tharoor, BJP leader Ravi Shankar Prasad, JDU’s Sanjay Kumar Jha, Shri Baijayant Panda from BJP, DMK’s Kanimozhi Karunanidhi, and NCP(SP) leader Supriya Sule.
  4. The delegations will be equipped with a dossier highlighting Pakistan’s decades-long support and promotion of terror and India’s new norm in tackling cross-border terrorism after Operation Sindoor.
  5. Foreign secretary Vikram Misri briefed the members of the seven delegations on key talking points and the agenda of the global outreach.
  6. The Indian delegations will speak in each global capital about the major terror attacks sponsored by Pakistan, how Islamabad refused to act on the clinching evidence provided by New Delhi in the aftermath of the 2008 Mumbai attacks. They will also look at the major international terror attacks, including the 9/11 World Trade Centre attacks and the 2005 London bombing that had direct or indirect links to Pakistan.
  7. The delegation led by BJP’s Baijayant Panda will travel to Saudi Arabia, Kuwait, Bahrain, and Algeria. Ravi Shankar Prasad’s group will take India’s stance on terror to the United Kingdom, France, Germany, the EU, Italy, and Denmark. The delegation under Sanjay Kumar Jha will travel to Indonesia, Malaysia, South Korea, Japan, and Singapore. Shashi Tharoor’s team will take the outreach mission to the US, Panama, Guyana, Colombia, and Brazil. The Kanimozhi-led delegation will travel to Spain, Greece, Slovenia, Latvia, and Russia. Lastly, the team of Supriya Sule will visit Egypt, Qatar, Ethiopia, and South Africa.
  8. On Monday, the parliamentary standing committee on External Affairs held an extensive meeting where Vikram Misri briefed the members on the current foreign policy developments regarding India and Pakistan in the wake of Operation Sindoor. The meeting lasted nearly three hours.
  9. Union parliamentary affairs minister Kiren Rijiju told Hindustan Times that the outreach initiative that will be undertaken by the all-party delegations is not a political mission, but one that represents the nation.
  10. The initiative for a global outreach to shed better light on India’s stance against terrorism came in the backdrop of the Indian armed forces’ Operation Sindoor against terror infrastructures in Pakistan and Pakistan-occupied Kashmir. The mission was launched in response to the April 22 Pahalgam terror attack that left 26 people dead, mostly civilians. Pakistan had tried launching a retaliatory military action against India following the May 7 operation; however, New Delhi’s air defence systems and security forces thwarted all its bids. On May 10, India and Pakistan reached a ceasefire understanding, stopping all military actions against each other on land, sea, and air.

The mission underscores India’s determination to address terrorism through a unified, multilateral approach. The delegations will present India’s position on cross-border terrorism, emphasizing the need for international cooperation in combating the menace.

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