Operation Sindoor: 59 MPs Embark on Global Outreach to Showcase India’s United Stand Against Terrorism

GG News Bureau
New Delhi, 18 May: In the wake of Operation Sindoor, the Indian government has launched an unprecedented diplomatic outreach mission involving 59 Members of Parliament (MPs) from across party lines and past administrations. This international campaign aims to project India’s national consensus and resolve against terrorism, amid heightened global focus on counterterror operations and security alliances.

Under this outreach programme—Operation Sindoor Global Outreach—MPs will travel in seven delegations to 32 countries, including strategic partners like the United States, European Union, Russia, Japan, and countries in the Gulf, Africa, and Latin America.

Objectives of the Mission:

• Demonstrate national unity on counterterrorism.
• Engage with foreign governments, think tanks, and media.
• Present India’s security doctrine and moral high ground post-Operation Sindoor.
• Counter disinformation and foreign lobbying by anti-India entities.

Each group is led by a senior MP and includes diplomats and domain experts, symbolizing India’s bipartisan approach and strategic alignment in global affairs.

Details of Delegations and Itineraries

Group 1: West Asia and North Africa

Countries: Saudi Arabia, Kuwait, Bahrain, Algeria
Leader: Shri Baijayant Panda (BJP)
MPs & Dignitaries:

• Nishikant Dubey (BJP)
• Phangnon Konyak (BJP)
• Rekha Sharma (BJP)
• Shri Asaduddin Owaisi (AIMIM)
• Shri Satnam Singh Sandhu (Nominated)
• Shri Ghulam Nabi Azad
• Harsh Shringla

Group 2: Europe & EU Headquarters

Countries: UK, France, Germany, Italy, Denmark, EU (Brussels)
Leader: Shri Ravi Shankar Prasad (BJP)
MPs & Dignitaries:

• Daggubati Purandeswari (BJP)
• Priyanka Chaturvedi (Shiv Sena-UBT)
• Shri Ghulam Ali Khatana (Nominated)
• Amar Singh (INC)
• Shri Samik Bhattacharya (BJP)
• Shri MJ Akbar
• Pankaj Saran

Group 3: East & Southeast Asia

Countries: Indonesia, Malaysia, South Korea, Japan, Singapore
Leader: Shri Sanjay Kumar Jha (JDU)
MPs & Dignitaries:

• Aparajita Sarangi (BJP)
• Shri Yusuf Pathan (AITC)
• Shri Brij Lal (BJP)
• John Brittas (CPI-M)
• Shri Pradan Baruah (BJP)
• Hemang Joshi (BJP)
• Shri Salman Khurshid
• Mohan Kumar

Group 4: Gulf & West Africa

Countries: UAE, Liberia, DR Congo, Sierra Leone
Leader: Shri Shrikant Eknath Shinde (Shiv Sena)
MPs & Dignitaries:

• Bansuri Swaraj (BJP)
• Shri ET Mohammed Basheer (IUML)
• Shri Atul Garg (BJP)
• Sasmit Patra (BJD)
• Shri Manan Kumar Mishra (BJP)
• Shri SS Ahluwalia
• Sujan Chinoy

Group 5: Americas

Countries: USA, Panama, Guyana, Brazil, Colombia
Leader: Dr. Shashi Tharoor (INC)
MPs & Dignitaries:

• Shambhavi (LJP-RV)
• Sarfaraz Ahmad (JMM)
• Shri GM Harish Balayogi (TDP)
• Shri Shashank Mani Tripathi (BJP)
• Shri Bhubaneswar Kalita (BJP)
• Shri Milind Deora (Shiv Sena)
• Shri Tejasvi Surya (BJP)
• Taranjit Singh Sandhu

Group 6: Eastern & Southern Europe + Russia

Countries: Spain, Greece, Slovenia, Latvia, Russia
Leader: Smt. Kanimozhi Karunanidhi (DMK)
MPs & Dignitaries:

• Shri Rajeev Rai (SP)
• Shri Mian Altaf Ahmad (NC)
• Brijesh Chowta (BJP)
• Shri Prem Chand Gupta (RJD)
• Ashok Kumar Mittal (AAP)
• Manjeev S. Puri
• Jawed Ashraf

Group 7: Africa & Middle East

Countries: Egypt, Qatar, Ethiopia, South Africa
Leader: Smt. Supriya Sule (NCP-SCP)
MPs & Dignitaries:

• Shri Rajiv Pratap Rudy (BJP)
• Shri Vikramjeet Singh Sahney (AAP)
• Shri Manish Tewari (INC)
• Shri Anurag Thakur (BJP)
• Shri Lavu Sri Krishna Devarayalu (TDP)
• Shri Anand Sharma
• Shri V. Muraleedharan
• Syed Akbaruddin

India Speaks in One Voice

By bringing together MPs from BJP, Congress, TMC, Shiv Sena, JDU, AAP, AIMIM, IUML, CPI(M), and others—including nominated MPs and former ministers—the government hopes to send a clear message to the global community: India stands united on security, sovereignty, and its fight against terrorism.

“This is not about party lines. This is about national interest,” said a senior official from the Ministry of External Affairs. “The world needs to see that India is one voice when it comes to national security.”