India’s 51-Member Political Delegation to Convey Operation Sindoor Message to 32 Countries

In a significant diplomatic effort following Operation Sindoor, India is sending seven political delegations to 32 countries and the European Union headquarters in Brussels to clearly communicate its strong position against terrorism.

These delegations will include a total of 51 political leaders from across the political spectrum, representing both the ruling National Democratic Alliance (NDA) and opposition parties. Out of these, 31 leaders are affiliated with the NDA, while 20 belong to non-NDA parties.

Each delegation comprises seven or eight political leaders and is assisted by former diplomats. (PTI)

The seven delegations, led by Baijayant Panda, Ravi Shankar Prasad (both BJP), Sanjay Kumar Jha (JDU), Shrikant Shinde (Shiv Sena), Shashi Tharoor (Congress), Kanimozhi (DMK), and Supriya Sule (NCP-SP), will travel to 32 countries as well as the EU headquarters in Brussels, Belgium.

Each group consists of seven to eight political leaders and is supported by former diplomats. Notably, every delegation includes at least one Muslim member, whether a politician or a diplomat.

”One mission. One message. One Bharat. Seven All-Party Delegations will soon engage key nations under #OperationSindoor, reflecting our collective resolve against terrorism,” Parliamentary Affairs Minister Kiren Rijiju stated in a post on X.

The delegations feature former Union Ministers Ghulam Nabi Azad, M J Akbar, Anand Sharma, V Muraleedharan, Salman Khurshid, and S S Ahluwalia, all of whom are currently not serving as members of parliament.

The group led by Panda includes Nishikant Dubey, Phangnon Konyak, and Rekha Sharma (all from BJP), Asaduddin Owaisi (AIMIM), Satnam Sandhu (nominated), former minister Ghulam Nabi Azad, and former foreign secretary Harsh Shringla. They will be visiting Saudi Arabia, Kuwait, Bahrain, and Algeria.

Under Prasad’s leadership, the delegation consists of Daggubatti Purandeswari (BJP), Priyanka Chaturvedi (SS-UBT), Ghulam Nabi Khatana (nominated), Amar Singh (Congress), Samik Bhattacharya (BJP), former Union minister M J Akbar, and former diplomat Pankaj Saran. Their itinerary includes the United Kingdom, France, Germany, the EU, Italy, and Denmark.

JD(U) leader Jha heads a delegation that includes Aparajita Sarangi (BJP), Yusuf Pathan (Trinamool), Brij Lal (BJP), John Brittas (CPI-M), Pradan Barua (BJP), Hemang Joshi (BJP), former minister Khurshid, and former diplomat Mohan Kumar. They will travel to Indonesia, Malaysia, South Korea, Japan, and Singapore.

Shinde, a three-term Shiv Sena MP, leads a team comprising Bansuri Swaraj (BJP), E T Mohammed Basheer (IUML), Atul Garg (BJP), Sasmit Patra (BJD), Manan Kumar Mishra (BJP), former minister S S Ahluwalia, and former diplomat Sujan Chinoy. Their destinations include the UAE, Liberia, Congo, and Sierra Leone.

The delegation under Tharoor’s leadership includes Shambhavi (LJP-RV), Sarfaraz Ahmed (JMM), G M Harish Balayogi (TDP), Shashank Mani Tripathi (BJP), Bhubaneshwar Kalita (BJP), Milind Deora (Shiv Sena), Tejasvi Surya (BJP), and former diplomat Taranjit Sandhu. They will visit the US, Panama, Guyana, Colombia, and Brazil.

Kanimozhi leads a delegation made up of Rajeev Rai (SP), Mian Altaf Ahmad (NC), Brijesh Chowta (BJP), Prem Chand Gupta (RJD), Ashok Kumar Mittal (AAP), and former diplomats Manjeev Puri and Jawed Ashraf. Their travel itinerary covers Spain, Greece, Slovenia, Latvia, and Russia.

Sule’s group comprises Rajeev Pratap Rudy (BJP), Vikramjit Sahney (AAP), Manish Tewari (Congress), Anurag Thakur (BJP), Lavu SriKrishna Devarayalu (TDP), former ministers Muraleedharan and Anand Sharma, and former diplomat Syed Akbaruddin. They are set to visit Egypt, Qatar, Ethiopia, and South Africa.

(Sources: First Post, Hindustan Times)