In this image posted by @AITCofficial via X on May 21,
2025, A delegation of MPs including JD(U) leader Sanjay Kumar Jha, BJP leader
Aparajita Sarangi, TMC leader Abhishek Banerjee and others before leaving for
Japan, Indonesia, Malaysia, South Korea, and Singapore, as part of all-party
delegations that would visit different countries to convey India's stand post
Operation Sindoor. (@AITCofficial on X via PTI Photo)
- NEW DELHI — India on Wednesday rolled out its massive global campaign
'Operation Sindoor Outreach' to expose Pakistan's direct and indirect links to
terrorism as the first group of an all-party delegation led by JD(U) MP Sanjay
Kumar Jha left for a five-nation visit from New Delhi.
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- "Zero tolerance against terrorism! The first group
of All Party Delegation led by JD(U) MP Sanjay Kumar Jha has departed for a
5-nation visit as part of India's diplomatic outreach on Operation Sindoor. The
delegation will be visiting Indonesia, Malaysia, the Republic of Korea, Japan
and Singapore to affirm India's resolve on combating terrorism in all its
forms," Ministry of External Affairs (MEA) spokesperson Randhir Jaiswal
posted on X.
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- Led by Jha, the delegation includes Former External
Affairs Minister Salman Khurshid, CPI-M MP John Brittas, BJP MPs Aparajita
Sarangi, Brij Lal, Pradan Baruah, Hemang Joshi, Trinamool Congress MP Abhishek
Banerjee and Ambassador Mohan Kumar
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- They will arrive in Tokyo on Thursday, followed by trips
to Korea (May 24), Singapore (May 27), Indonesia (May 28) and Malaysia (May
31).
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- As many as seven high-level delegations comprising 59
Members of Parliament, including former ministers, seasoned diplomats, and
senior political leaders, are set to travel to 33 countries between May 21 and
June 5 under the campaign.
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- The initiative, steered by the MEA, is a
first-of-its-kind multi-party foreign engagement effort aimed at presenting a
unified national front against terrorism and internationally isolating Pakistan
for its continued sponsorship and sheltering of terror networks.
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- Foreign Secretary Vikram Misri on Tuesday held detailed
briefings for three of the seven outgoing delegations. According to sources,
Misri laid out India's position with clarity: "India has been facing
cross-border terrorism for over four decades. We have adopted a new normal in
countering such activities. There is no room for ambiguity or
appeasement."
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- Referring to Pakistan's offer of a joint probe into the
recent Pahalgam attack, Misri rejected the idea outright. "Asking Pakistan
to co-investigate terror attacks on Indian soil is like asking the thief to
investigate his own crimes."
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- Each delegation is equipped with classified dossiers and
intelligence material, laying out Pakistan’s military and ISI’s role in
fostering terrorism, including direct evidence from Operation Sindoor, which
recently struck terror launchpads across the Line of Control (LoC).
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- The MPs, supported by senior Indian diplomats, will
engage with foreign governments, parliamentarians, media, civil society, Indian
diaspora, and international institutions, including the United Nations. They
are expected to provide first-hand accounts and documented proof of Pakistan’s
terror infrastructure, including its involvement in supporting groups like LeT,
JeM, and sheltering global terror fugitives.
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- The campaign spans strategic capitals — from Tokyo to
Washington, Brussels to Jakarta — and is designed to convey a simple, urgent
message: "Terrorism anywhere is a threat to peace everywhere, and India
will not stand alone in this fight."
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- Operation Sindoor Outreach represents not only India's
diplomatic resolve but a message to the world — that safe havens for terrorists
must end, and those enabling them must be held accountable.
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