Operation Sindoor: India’s Global Diplomatic Outreach Begins With Two All-Party Delegations Leaving For Japan, UAE Today

As part of the government's global diplomatic outreach after Operation Sindoor, the first of the seven all-party delegations has left for Japan today (21 May).

The delegations will brief international communities on India's stance against cross-border terrorism and expose Pakistan's alleged role in sponsoring it.

The first team, headed by JD(U) leader Sanjay Jha, who is leading the delegation to Japan, Singapore, South Korea, Malaysia, and Indonesia, left for Japan earlier today.

The second delegation led by Shiv Sena MP Shrikant Eknath Shinde, will travel to Liberia, Congo, Sierra Leone, and the United Arab Emirates, and is set to depart for UAE at 9.30 pm today.

Shinde stated that the team's aim is to deliver a "clear message that India is a peace-loving nation, but if someone attacks us, we will give a reply." He further added, "India is focused on economic development. Pakistan is busy with developing terrorism."

The delegations are also likely to carry with them documents detailing Pakistan's purported involvement in terror activities and India's "new normal" in tackling cross-border terrorism following "Operation Sindoor."

Other delegations, led by Congress leader Shashi Tharoor and BJP leader Ravi Shankar Prasad, will visit a total of 33 countries and the European Union headquarters.

Their mission is to engage with policymakers, parliamentarians, and media to present India's perspective on terrorism and highlight specific terror attacks allegedly linked to Pakistan.

JDU leader Sanjay Jha, who is leading a delegation to Japan, South Korea, Indonesia, Malaysia, and Singapore, asserted that "terrorism is Pakistan's state policy" and that India will now "expose Pakistan."

BJP's Aparajita Sarangi emphasised that the outreach aims to explain India's strategy against cross-border terrorism, asserting, "We want to emphatically put forth that we are against any form of terrorism and we do not find any distinction between terrorists and state sponsors of terrorism."The initiative follows "Operation Sindoor," India's response to the 22 April Pahalgam terror attack.