All-party delegations head to global capitals to highlight impact of Pakistani cross-border terrorism
Multi-party delegations visiting international capitals over the next fortnight will tell the global community that cross-border terrorism from Pakistan continues to be a major disruptor for India. They will also present the Indian doctrine of zero tolerance of terror, according to veteran diplomat Syed Akbaruddin who is part of the diplomatic outreach effort.
The first three multi-party delegations to global capitals will start their journey during Wednesday (May 21, 2025) and Thursday (May 22, 2025), the Ministry of External Affairs said on Tuesday (May 20, 2025).
“In various countries of the world, the salience of terrorism over the past two decades has gone down as they are prioritising other issues. For example, for some countries, T stands for tariff but for us in India, T also stands for terrorism because over several decades now, cross-border terrorism from Pakistan has been a challenge to our social harmony and developmental goals,” said Mr. Akbaruddin, who will visit Egypt, Qatar, Ethiopia, and South Africa between May 24 and June 1, along with eight MPs in a delegation led by Supriya Sule of the NCP (SCP).
Focus on UNSC members
The first three teams that will leave during Wednesday (May 21, 2025) and Thursday (May 22, 2025) were briefed by Foreign Secretary Vikram Misri on Tuesday (May 20, 2025). These three teams will also visit Japan, Republic of Korea, Singapore, Indonesia, Malaysia, the United Arab Emirates, Democratic Republic of Congo, Sierra Leone, Liberia, Russia, Slovenia, Greece, Latvia, and Spain. The other four teams will start their journey during May 23 to 25.
BJP MP Aparajita Sarangi said that apart from the members of the UN Security Council, five other countries have been selected that will become members of the UNSC in the coming days. “So, representatives are going to over 25 nations…This is our message that India stands united against terrorism,” said Ms. Sarangi.
‘Proxy war’
“We will be interacting with a cross-section of people there like the principal state actors, ministers, members of Parliament, academicians. These would be general meetings set on the general background of Indo-Pak issues and the terror being exported to India from Pakistan,” said CPI(M) MP John Brittas, who will be part of the delegation being led by Sanjay Kumar Jha of the Janata Dal (United). This delegation will start its tour in Japan on Thursday (May 22, 2025) and then proceed to visit the Republic of Korea, Singapore, Indonesia, ending with Malaysia on May 31.
Speaking to the media after meeting with the Foreign Secretary, Mr. Jha said the focus of their campaign would be on the involvement of the Pakistan state and military in the terror attacks against India. “Pakistan State and Pakistan Army are both involved in this. This was done like a proxy war against India,” said Mr. Jha.
The government had constituted seven groups consisting of 59 MPs from various political parties to project a united national front before the world community while briefing them about Operation Sindoor that targeted nine terror hubs in Pakistan in response to the April 22 Pahalgam terror attack.
