Govt Could Zero In On 8 Zones To Spread Anti-Terror Message, Shashi Tharoor Likely Headed For US

Last Updated:May 16, 2025, 23:04 IST

According to sources, the government had approached Tharoor to lead the multi-party delegation to US and Europe as he is the chairman of the External Affairs Standing Committee.

Congress’ Shashi Tharoor has been named as the member of the all-party delegation of the government to visit different countries against Pakistan-sponsored terrorism. (Image: X/@ShashiTharoor)

A day after getting snubbed by Congress for crossing the “Lakshman Rekha”, Shashi Tharoor has been named as a member of the government’s all-party delegation set to visit various countries next week to expose Pakistan-sponsored terrorism on the global stage. According to sources, the delegation, led by Shashi Tharoor, will first travel to the US and then to Europe.

According to sources, the government had approached Tharoor to lead the multi-party delegation to the US and Europe as he is the chairman of the External Affairs Standing Committee. Meanwhile, it is also learnt that a few other Opposition MPs will also be a part of the delegation in addition to Tharoor.

Salman Khurshid is likely to lead the delegation to Japan, while Shrikant Shinde will head the delegation to the UAE and some African countries. Meanwhile, the zones identified by the government include: US, EU, South East, Middle East, Africa, Australia, UK and Europe.

List of MPs part of multi-country delegation:

Nishikant Dubey
Ravi Shankar Prasad
Bansuri Swaraj
Anurag Thakur
Samik Bhattacharya
Daggubati Purandeshwari
SS ahluwalia – former minister/former MP
Shrikant Shinde
Supriya Sule
Priyanka Chaturvedi
Sasmit Patra
Vikramjeet Sahawney
Shashi Tharoor
Salman Khurshid
Kanimozhi
John Brittas
Assauddin Owaisi
Ghulam Nabi Azad
Manish Tewari
MJ Akbar

Modi Govt’s Global Outreach Plan Against Pakistan

The all-party delegation being sent by the BJP-led central government is part of a major diplomatic offensive to expose Pakistan-sponsored terrorism globally. The move came following the success of Operation Sindoor, which was launched in retaliation to the April 22 terror attack in Jammu and Kashmir’s Pahalgam.

The government has reached out to several MPs belonging to different political parties, including the Opposition, seeking their participation in the diplomatic mission. Several parties have already approved sending their representatives for this initiative, reported news agency PTI.

Reportedly, the delegations are scheduled to visit various countries over a period of 10 days. MPs will be assigned to different regional blocs as designated by the government.

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