Pahalgam: India launches diplomatic offensive to expose Pakistan in 33 capitals
Virendra Pandit
New Delhi: On a day Prime Minister Narendra Modi asserted that ‘hot sindoor’ flowed in his veins, India on Thursday launched its global outreach against terrorism emanating from Pakistan as multi-party parliamentary delegations reached Japan and United Arab Emirates to assert the right to self-defence following the Operation Sindoor carried out early this month.
The delegation to Japan is being led by JD(U) MP Sanjay Jha while Shiv Sena MP Shrikant Shinde is leading the delegation to the United Arab Emirates (UAE), the media reported.
In all, India is sending this month seven multi-party parliamentary delegations to 33 global capitals to reach out to the international community on Pakistan’s nefarious designs and India’s strong response to its state-sponsored terror.
The Shinde-led delegation met Ahmed Mir Khoori, member of the UAE Federal National Council at Abu Dhabi, and conveyed India’s strong resolve to counter state-sponsored terrorism originating from the Pakistani soil.
“We proudly shared India’s decisive success with ‘Operation Sindoor’ and highlighted the ongoing terrorism threats emanating from Pakistan,” Shinde said in a post in X (formerly Twitter).
Besides Shinde, the delegation comprises Sasmit Patra (BJD), E T Mohammed Basheer (IUML), Manan Kumar Mishra, S. S. Ahluwalia, Atul Garg, and Bansuri Swaraj (all BJP), former diplomat Sujan R Chinoy, and India’s Ambassador to the UAE Sunjay Sudhir.
“We are taking a firm stand for global security and respect for international peace,” Shinde said.
The Indian Embassy in the UAE said that the UAE was the first country to receive the multi-party delegation in the context of Operation Sindoor, thus underlining the deep bonds of friendship between the two nations.
The delegation led by Jha to Japan includes BJP MPs Aparajita Sarangi, Brijlal, Pradhan Barua and Hemang Joshi, Congress leader and former External Affairs Minister Salman Khurshid, TMC MP Abhishek Banerjee, CPI(M)’s John Brittas, and former ambassador Mohan Kumar.
“All-Party Parliamentary Delegation led by Hon’ble MP Shri Sanjay Kumar Jha arrives in Tokyo, welcomed by Ambassador @AmbSibiGeorge. India’s unwavering stand against cross-border terrorism, as seen in Op. Sindoor, will be highlighted in all engagements,” said a post on X by India’s Embassy in Japan.
Tensions between India and Pakistan escalated after the Pahalgam attack, which claimed 26 lives.
India carried out precision strikes on terror infrastructure in Pakistan and Pakistan-occupied Kashmir in the early hours of May 7, following which Pakistan attempted to attack Indian military bases on May 8, 9 and 10. The Indian side responded strongly to the Pakistani actions.
The on-ground hostilities ended with an understanding on stopping the military actions following talks between the Directors-General of Military Operations (DGMOs) of both sides on May 10.
Thereafter, India has clarified time and again that Operation Sindoor continues and only cross-border firing has been suspended. Any more terror attacks will resume the operation.
