India’s global outreach on Operation Sindoor: Full list of delegation members and destinations
The Hindu
The seven delegations comprise 59 members, including 31 political leaders from the ruling National Democratic Alliance and 20 politicians from other parties. They will be assisted by former diplomats.
The Centre on Saturday (May 17, 2025) released the list of seven all-party delegations that will soon travel to key partner countries, including members of the United Nations Security Council and the European Union, to convey India’s message of zero tolerance against terrorism following the Pahalgam terror attack and Operation Sindoor.
The seven delegations comprise 59 members, including 31 political leaders from the ruling National Democratic Alliance (NDA) and 20 politicians from other parties. They will be assisted by former diplomats.
These delegations will be led by Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) MPs Baijayant Jay Panda (Group 1) and Ravi Shankar Prasad (Group 2); Janata Dal (United) leader Sanjay Jha (Group 3); Shiv Sena’s Shrikant Shinde (Group 4); Congress’s Shashi Tharoor (Group 5); Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam (DMK) MP Kanimozhi Karunanidhi (Group 6); and Nationalist Congress Party (Sharad Pawar) leader Supriya Sule (Group 7).
Countries visiting: Saudi Arabia, Kuwait, Bahrain, and Algeria
Led by BJP MP Baijayant Jay Panda, the eight-member group also includes former J&K Chief Minister Ghulam Nabi Azad and retired diplomat Harsh Shringla.
UK, France, Germany, Italy, Denmark, and European Union
The group visiting European countries and the European Union headquarters in Belgium is led by BJP MP Ravi Shankar Prasad. It also includes former Minister of State for External Affairs M.J. Akbar and former Indian Ambassador to Russia Pankaj Saran.
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