Overview

• The Indian government finalized seven multi-party delegations to visit 32 countries as part of Operation Sindoor, aimed at countering Pakistan-backed terrorism.
• Congress criticized the government for rejecting three of its four nominees and including other party members without consultation, though it has agreed to participate under protest.
• The Trinamool Congress withdrew its MP Yusuf Pathan from the delegations, asserting that the BJP-led government cannot unilaterally decide party representatives.
• TMC leader Mamata Banerjee clarified that the party is not boycotting the initiative and will send representatives if formally invited and consulted on nominations.
• Some opposition leaders, including Salman Khurshid, declined participation, while others called for martyrs’ families or armed forces personnel to represent India on the global stage.