Priyanka Tiwari
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Suspense crime, Digital Desk : Prime Minister Narendra Modi has lined up a sit-down with the all-party group that handled Operation Sindoor. The chat is fixed for Tuesday at 7 p.m. right at 7 Lok Kalyan Marg. Kiren Rijiju s parliamentary affairs office sent out the meeting alert earlier today, and every member of the delegation has already gotten the word.
The gathering is the latest thread in what India has dubbed Operation Sindoor-a huge push on both the security and diplomatic front. After the Pahalgam outrage on April 22 left two dozen tourists dead, the campaign kicked off on May 7 as a blunt counterstrike.
India pulled off military raids that reportedly dispatched more than a hundred militants tied to Jaish-e-Mohammed, Lashkar-e-Taiba, and Hizbul Mujahideen. That firepower was matched by a concerted round of shuttle diplomacy back at home and overseas.
Seven separate teams, stuffed with MPs, ex-ambassadors, and retired mandarins, fanned out to deliver the message. In all, the entourages logged stops in more than thirty nations plus the European Union, urging partners to see New Delhis no-nonsense stand and to recognize Islamabad as the silent sponsor of bloodshed.
BJP veteran Baijayant Panda headed the first team and stopped over in Saudi Arabia, Kuwait, Bahrain, and then Algeria.
Another BJP stalwart, Ravi Shankar Prasad, criss-crossed the UK, France, Germany, EU halls, Italy, and finally Denmark.
JD(U)s Sanjay Kumar Jha chose the Far East, landing in Indonesia, Malaysia, South Korea, Japan, and Singapore.
Shiv Senas Shrikant Shinde drew a route through the UAE, then moved on to Liberia, Congo, and Sierra Leone.
Congress firebrand Shashi Tharoor flew west to the US, and worked Panama, Guyana, Brazil, and Colombia into the itinerary.
DMKs Kanimozhi Karunanidhi swung by Spain, Greece, Slovenia, Latvia, and finished in Russia.
NCP-SCPs Supriya Sule opted for Egypt, Qatar, and pressed on to Ethiopia before wrapping up in South Africa.
Almost everywhere they landed, the lawmakers raised Pakistans alleged use of terrorism as a state tool.
Delegates urged their hosts to back an FATF grey-list move and called for tougher worldwide checks on sponsor governments.
Back in Delhi, External Affairs Minister S. Jaishankar met the travelers, praised their united front, and thanked them for echoing Indias tough line abroad.
Prime Minister Modis next sit-down is shaping up as a chance to thank the visiting diplomats for their input and mull fresh moves to shore up Indias foreign-policy muscle against cross-border terror.
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