Overview

• The Ministry of External Affairs is briefing seven multi-party parliamentary delegations on India's counter-terrorism stance and Operation Sindoor narrative.
• Operation Sindoor, launched on May 7, targeted nine terror bases in Pakistan and Pakistan-occupied Kashmir in response to the April 22 Pahalgam terror attack.
• The delegations, comprising MPs across party lines, aim to highlight India's position as a victim of cross-border terrorism and counter Pakistan's narrative globally.
• The first delegation, led by Shiv Sena MP Shrikant Eknath Shinde, departs for the UAE and African nations on May 21, with others following through early June.
• Prime Minister Modi's new doctrine emphasizes zero tolerance for terrorism, rejecting distinctions between terrorists, their leaders, and state sponsors.