New Delhi: Prime Minister Narendra Modi hosted members of seven all-party delegations who went to several countries under Operation Sindoor outreach on Tuesday at his residence in New Delhi.Delegation members briefed the Prime Minister about their meetings in different nations. The delegations, consisting of MPs from across party lines, former MPs and distinguished diplomats, highlighted India’s stand against terror and commitment to world peace during their visits to various nations.
Seven groups of all party delegations, including Opposition MPs such as Supriya Sule of NCP-SCP, Shashi Tharoor of Congress party, AIMIM chief Asaddudin Owaisi, and former ambassadors, completed their diplomatic efforts to visit various world capitals and promote India’s policy of zero tolerance against terrorism.The delegation was launched post Operation Sindoor, India’s response to the Pahalgam attack in Jammu and Kashmir, in which 26 tourists were killed.
Over 50 people, including members of Parliament from multiple political parties, former ambassadors, and former government officials, visited over 30 countries as part of India’s diplomatic outreach post Operation Sindoor. Seven MPs led their respective groups, with Group 1 being led by the BJP’s Baijayant Panda, which went to Saudi Arabia, Kuwait, Bahrain, and Algeria.Group 2, led by BJP leader Ravi Shankar Prasad, visited the UK, France, Germany, the EU, Italy, and Denmark.JD(U) leader Sanjay Kumar Jha led Group 3, which visited Indonesia, Malaysia, the Republic of Korea, Japan, and Singapore.Group 4, led by Shrikant Eknath Shinde of the Shiv Sena, visited UAW, Liberia, Congo, and Sierra Leone.Group 5, led by Shashi Tharoor of the Congress party, visited the US, Panama, Guyana, Brazil, and Colombia.Group 6, led by DMK’s Kanimozhi Karunanidhi, went to Spain, Greece, Slovenia, Latvia, and Russia.Group 7, led by NCP-SCP’s Supriya Sule, went to Egypt, Qatar, Ethiopia, and South Africa.The delegations, apart from putting forward India’s position against terror, highlighted how Pakistan has been sponsoring terror and using it against India, and called for Pakistan to be put in the Financial Action Task Force’s (FATF) grey list.Operation Sindoor was launched on May 7 in response to the April 22 terrorist attack in Pahalgam.
