An all-party Indian Parliamentary delegation, led by Congress MP Shashi Tharoor, arrived in Washington, D.C., on Tuesday for the final leg of its diplomatic outreach tour aimed at building global consensus against Pakistan-sponsored cross-border terrorism.
The delegation was received at the airport by Indian Ambassador to the U.S., Vinay Mohan Kwatra.
Over the next two days, the delegation will engage with U.S. lawmakers, officials from the Trump administration, policy think tanks, media representatives, and key decision-makers to present India’s position on terrorism and highlight the objectives of Operation Sindoor.
In a post on X, the Indian Embassy in the U.S. said: “An all party delegation led by Shashi Tharoor arrives in Washington D.C. Over the next two days the delegation will be meeting members of the US Congress and administration, think tanks, media and policymakers to brief them on Operation Sindoor and India’s strong stand against terrorism.”
The U.S. visit follows successful outreach in Guyana, Panama, Colombia, and Brazil, and marks the final stop in the delegation’s global campaign.
Apart from Tharoor, the delegation includes Lok Janshakti Party (Ram Vilas) MP Shambhavi Choudhary, Jharkhand Mukti Morcha MP Sarfaraz Ahmad, Telugu Desam Party MP G.M. Harish Balayogi, BJP MPs Shashank Mani Tripathi, Bhubaneswar Kalita, and Tejasvi Surya, Shiv Sena MP Milind Deora, and Ambassador Taranjit Singh Sandhu.
Earlier in Brazil, Tharoor emphasized the significance of the U.S. leg of the tour as a platform to counter misinformation and competing narratives.
“Washington is a particularly interesting case because it is a large country, a superpower with enormous influence in the world, and there are many crosscurrents of information, misinformation, and other narratives circulating,” Tharoor told IANS.
He underlined the need for international solidarity against terrorism. “We’re looking for solidarity in our struggle against terrorism. What is very clear in these countries is that some of these issues they understand, some they don’t fully understand. And the natural instinct in many countries is to say — why not have a dialogue? But it’s very difficult to have a dialogue with people who are pointing a gun at your head, who are sending terrorists across your border. That becomes a problem,” he said
Reflecting on the tour so far, Tharoor said: “For us, in these countries, understanding our position and leaving with a sense of solidarity was important – and that we have done.”
(With inputs from IANS)