New Delhi, 17 May 2025: Seven all-party delegations comprising Members of Parliament, senior political leaders, and diplomats are set to embark on international visits under the banner of Operation Sindoor. The initiative, coordinated by the Indian government, is aimed at reinforcing India’s unwavering stance of zero-tolerance against terrorism and securing broader global consensus on countering cross-border threats. These delegations will visit strategic nations, including members of the UN Security Council, to present a unified Indian voice in the aftermath of the Pahalgam terror attack.

According to the Ministry of Information and Broadcasting, each group will be led by a prominent MP, symbolising bipartisan commitment. Leading the seven groups are Shashi Tharoor (INC), Ravi Shankar Prasad (BJP), Sanjay Kumar Jha (JDU), Baijayant Panda (BJP), Kanimozhi Karunanidhi (DMK), Supriya Sule (NCP), and Shrikant Eknath Shinde (Shiv Sena).

The complete delegation lists are as follows:

Group 1 – Visiting Saudi Arabia, Kuwait, Bahrain, Algeria

Baijayant Panda (Leader, BJP)
Dr. Nishikant Dubey (BJP)
Phangnon Konyak (BJP)
Rekha Sharma (BJP)
Asaduddin Owaisi (AIMIM)
Satnam Singh Sandhu (Nominated)
Ghulam Nabi Azad
Ambassador Harsh Shringla

Group 2 – Visiting UK, France, Germany, EU, Italy, Denmark

Ravi Shankar Prasad (Leader, BJP)
Dr. Daggubati Purandeswari (BJP)
Priyanka Chaturvedi (Shiv Sena – UBT)
Ghulam Ali Khatana (Nominated)
Dr. Amar Singh (INC)
Samik Bhattacharya (BJP)
MJ Akbar
Ambassador Pankaj Saran

Group 3 – Visiting Indonesia, Malaysia, Republic of Korea, Japan, Singapore

Sanjay Kumar Jha (Leader, JDU)
Aparajita Sarangi (BJP)
Yusuf Pathan (AITC)
Brij Lal (BJP)
Dr. John Brittas (CPI-M)
Pradan Baruah (BJP)
Dr. Hemang Joshi (BJP)
Salman Khurshid
Ambassador Mohan Kumar

Group 4 – Visiting UAE, Liberia, Democratic Republic of Congo, Sierra Leone

Shrikant Eknath Shinde (Leader, Shiv Sena)
Bansuri Swaraj (BJP)
ET Mohammed Basheer (IUML)
Atul Garg (BJP)
Dr. Sasmit Patra (BJD)
Manan Kumar Mishra (BJP)
SS Ahluwalia
Ambassador Sujan Chinoy

Group 5 – Visiting USA, Panama, Guyana, Brazil, Colombia

Dr. Shashi Tharoor (Leader, INC)
Shambhavi (LJP – Ram Vilas)
Dr. Sarfaraz Ahmad (JMM)
GM Harish Balayogi (TDP)
Shashank Mani Tripathi (BJP)
Bhubaneswar Kalita (BJP)
Milind Murli Deora (Shiv Sena)
Ambassador Taranjit Singh Sandhu
Tejasvi Surya (BJP)

Group 6 – Visiting Spain, Greece, Slovenia, Latvia, Russia

Kanimozhi Karunanidhi (Leader, DMK)
Rajeev Rai (SP)
Mian Altaf Ahmad (NC)
Capt. Brijesh Chowta (BJP)
Prem Chand Gupta (RJD)
Dr. Ashok Kumar Mittal (AAP)
Ambassador Manjeev S. Puri
Ambassador Jawed Ashraf

Group 7 – Visiting Egypt, Qatar, Ethiopia, South Africa

Supriya Sule (Leader, NCP – SCP)
Rajiv Pratap Rudy (BJP)
Vikramjeet Singh Sahney (AAP)
Manish Tewari (INC)
Anurag Singh Thakur (BJP)
Lavu Sri Krishna Devarayalu (TDP)
Anand Sharma
V. Muraleedharan
Ambassador Syed Akbaruddin

However, the Congress party has raised concerns over the formation of the delegations. Jairam Ramesh, Congress general secretary for communications, expressed disapproval, alleging the selection was unilateral despite formal outreach to party leaders Mallikarjun Kharge and Rahul Gandhi. The Congress had suggested Anand Sharma, Gaurav Gogoi, Syed Naseer Hussain, and Amarinder Singh Raja Brar, none of whom, barring Sharma, were included.

Ramesh called for a special parliamentary session to reaffirm the 1994 resolution on Pakistan-occupied Kashmir, discuss India’s strategic posture post-Pahalgam, and address foreign policy concerns involving the US and China. He criticised the government’s abstention in IMF voting on a Pakistan loan and accused it of using the delegations as a diversion from a faltering narrative. Despite differences, he reiterated Congress’ support for unified global messaging against terrorism.