Delegation to US to spotlight Pakistan's role in global terror

The multi-party Indian delegation visiting USA would be carrying a dossier to underscore the fact that Pakistan is epicentre of terrorism that is even linked to 9/11 and slain Al-Qaeda chief Osma Bin Laden was hunted by US forces in Abbottabad.

This dossier was part of the briefing done by Foreign Secretary Vikram Misri on Friday to the four visiting multi-party delegations travelling to various countries, sources said.

The dossier is meant to drive home the point that not only India alone is not the victim of Pakistan sponsored terrorism, this menace had even hit the global financial capital New York, sources said.


Similarly, the visiting delegation of Indian parliamentarians to the Arab World will also highlight how terrorism has impacted Islamic nations as well, sources added.

Tharoor, former minister of state External Affairs is travelling to the United States, Brazil, Panama, Guyana and Colombia for outreach against the Pakistan-sponsored terrorism and to explain the Indian position on Operation Sindoor.

Misri on Friday briefed the delegations led by Tharoor, former Union Minister and BJP leader Ravi Shankar Prasad, NCP-SP leader Supriya Sule and BJP leader Baijayant Panda about the message to be delivered to the world capitals.

Sources said in the briefing on the queries about third party intervention more specifically United States mediation, which these delegation might be asked abroad, it was suggested that India’s official stand is that bilateral ceasefire agreement was reached after Pakistan’s DGMO approached Indian DGMO. And the agreement was bilateral.

In almost all dossiers, it has been advised to emphatically explain India’s rationale and reasoning behind putting Indus Water Treaty in abeyance.

The composition of delegation for led by Tharoor has been done smartly. It has G M Harish Balayogi (TDP) who has worked in United States similarly Shashank Mani Tripathi (BJP), Milind Deora (Shiv Sena) also have connections in the United States.

Similarly for the Panda-led delegation travelling Saudi Arabia and Qatar it has prominent muslim faces such as former Jammu and Kashmir Chief Minister Ghulam Nabi Azad and AIMIM supremo Asaduddin Owaisi.

Sule will lead the group comprising Rajeev Pratap Rudy (BJP), Vikramjit Sahney (AAP), Manish Tewari (Congress), Anurag Thakur (BJP), Lavu SriKrishna Krishna Devarayalu (TDP), former ministers Muraleedharan and Anand Sharma, and former diplomat Syed Akbaruddin to Egypt, Qatar, Ethiopia and South Africa.

Meanwhile an all-party parliamentary delegation led by DMK Member of Parliament Kanimozhi held series of high level meetings with Russian MPs and Deputy Foreign Minister in Moscow and explored measures to strengthen counter-terror partnership. The Indian delegation received strong support from the Russian side in the fight against terror.
The delegation was received on Friday by Leonid Slutsky, Chair of the State Duma Committee on International Affairs, along with other Members of the State Duma.

The members of the delegation included Samajwadi Party (SP) MP Rajeev Rai, Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) MP Captain Brijesh Chowkta, Rashtriya Janata Dal (RJD) MP Prem Chand Gupta, Aam Aadmi Party (AAP) MP Ashok Kumar Mittal, and former Ambassador Manjeev Singh Puri.

The delegation also met with First Deputy Chair of the Federation Council Committee on Foreign Affairs, Andrey Denisov, and other Russian senators.

In a post on X, the Indian Embassy in Russia stated, "Together in the fight against terrorism! All-Party Delegation led by Hon'ble MP @KanimozhiDMK in the Federation Council of the Russian Federation with First Deputy Chair of the Committee on International Affairs HE Andrey Denisov and other Senators."