India no longer has time for acting based on goodwill unilaterally, says Congress MP in Bogota, Colombia
Congress MP Shashi Tharoor, leading a global delegation, says Colombia erred in expressing condolences for Pakistani deaths instead of victims of terrorism after Operation Sindoor. Watch the video to
Congress MP Shashi Tharoor is at the centre of a political storm after praising India’s cross-border strikes. Here's what sparked the slugfest.
Congress' Randeep Singh Surjewala made these remarks after Shashi Tharoor in Panama mentioned that India has changed its approach in the past few years
Congress MP Shashi Tharoor, leading a global delegation, says Colombia erred in expressing condolences for Pakistani deaths instead of victims of terrorism after Operation Sindoor
Jairam Ramesh reignited row over Operation Sindoor, saying govt was silent on Pahalgam attackers while MPs 'roam' abroad
Pawan Khera shared an excerpt from Shashi Tharoor's 2018 book, 'The Paradoxical Prime Minister: Narendra Modi and His India', to take a swipe at the latter's remarks on surgical strikes
Congress MP Shashi Tharoor faces criticism within his party over praise for 'Operation Sindoor'; union minister Kiren Rijiju supports him, questioning Congress's stance amid the controversy
Congress MP Shashi Tharoor in Panama urges global pressure on Pakistan over the Pahalgam attack, says India's patience is tested but national unity is firm
Multi-party delegations of Indian MPs reached out to several designated countries over the weekend, with several diplomatic interactions still underway.
Noting that India has been suffering from terrorism for four decades, Shashi Tharoor said that India has reached a point of "resolved determination" against terrorism
An all-party parliamentary delegation led by Congress MP Shashi Tharoor arrived here on Sunday morning to convey India's strong message of zero-tolerance for terrorism in all its forms and manifestations. The delegation, which includes Sarfaraz Ahmad (JMM), Gants Harish Madhur Balayogi (TDP), Shashank Mani Tripathi (BJP), Bhubaneswar Kalita (BJP), Milind Deora (Shiv Sena), Tejasvi Surya (BJP), and India's former Ambassador to the US Taranjit Sandhu, was received by High Commissioner of India to Guyana Amit S Telang at the airport. The multi-party delegation arrived in Georgetown, Guyana, this morning and was welcomed before heading to town. (Five MPs here, flanked by Ambassadors Amit Telang and Taranjit Sandhu, Two MPs arrived last night on an earlier flight). It is Guyana's 59th Independence Day tomorrow, and we will be present at the midnight speech by the President tonight. Had a good conversation with our High Commissioner at the airport, Tharoor posted on X. During the three-da
Govt has selected 7 groups consisting members from various political parties to represent its stance of zero tolerance against terror and brief the representatives of other countries on Op Sindoor
Congress MP Shashi Tharoor, who is leading a multi-party delegation to five countries, has asserted the mission would be to give the world the message that "we will not be silenced by terrorism" and that "we don't want the world to look away either". Tharoor made the remarks late last night just before his delegation left for a visit to Guyana, Panama, Colombia, Brazil and the United States. In a video message posted on X, Tharoor said, "I'm heading off to five countries leading an all-party delegation to Guyana, Panama, Colombia, Brazil and the United States, and the reason we are going is to speak for the nation, to speak about this horrendous crisis we were subjected to in which our country was attacked by terrorists in the cruellest possible way." The Thiruvananthapuram MP said the delegation is a mission of peace and hope, and will one day remind the world that India stands for all the values "we need to preserve in the world today". "We need to speak up with clarity and ...
In his complaint, Rajeev Chandrasekhar claimed that Tharoor defamed him on national television by making "false" and "derogatory" statements
Misri also told the panel that the military conflict between India and Pakistan, which lasted from the early hours of May 7 and ended at 5pm on May 10, was always in the conventional domain
Trinamool Congress leader Abhishek Banerje asserted that the leadership of a party should decide the names of its representatives for the Centre's multi-party diplomatic mission
Foreign Secretary Vikram Misri will brief a parliamentary committee on Monday on the India-Pakistan military conflict in the aftermath of the Pahalgam terror attack. The briefing will be held around 4 pm, sources said. The meeting comes against the backdrop of the Indian armed forces carrying out Operation Sindoor to avenge the Pahalgam attack and the subsequent military actions between the two countries. India and Pakistan reached an understanding on halting all military actions on May 10. Misri will brief the panel, chaired by Congress member Shashi Tharoor, on the "current foreign policy developments regarding India and Pakistan" on Monday and Tuesday. The committee on water resources, chaired by BJP's Rajiv Pratap Rudy, is scheduled to be briefed by officers of various government departments on issues such as flood scenarios, protection of river banks, soil erosion, relief measures during monsoon, including rivers flowing across the border. The government has decided to send
Tharoor's role in bipartisan diplomatic outreach in the wake of the Pahalgam terrorist attack has raised eyebrows in the country's main Opposition party
The seven delegations will visit key countries and regions such as the US, UK, Middle East, Europe, and members of the UN Security Council