‘Duelling Delegations': Tharoor-Led Indian Side, Pakistani Team To Square Off In Washington

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Tharoor-led delegation will be in Washington on Tuesday to expose Pakistan on terrorism. This will take place at a time when a Pakistani delegation will be in the same city.
Just as a much-anticipated visit of the Indian delegation to the United States begins on Tuesday (local time), the MPs will be caught in 'an interesting situation" when a copycat delegation from Pakistan, led by Bilawal Bhutto, will also be in Washington at the same time.
The Indian and Pakistani delegations will square off against each other in the same city. Tharoor, who will lead the Indian side, expressed confidence that India will be able to get its message delivered successfully.
Tharoor-led delegation, after finishing their visit to Guyana, Panama, Colombia, and Brazil, will arrive in the US today to expose Pakistan and its association with terrorism, and also put forth India's stand against terror after Operation Sindoor, which was carried out to avenge the Pahalgam terror attack.
Reacting to this, Tharoor said that there will be an 'increase in interest" as the two 'duelling delegations" will be present in the same city.
#WATCH | Brasilia, Brazil | In Washington, we'll have the interesting phenomenon of the Pakistani delegation in America, and almost exactly the same days… Tomorrow almost they will be in Washington, while we are in Washington on the same date. So there's going to be perhaps an… pic.twitter.com/fcxN7bezfE — ANI (@ANI) June 3, 2025
India's message against terrorism will still reach the right audience — especially people who care about South Asia.
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The delegation leader also pointed out that while the US media space is tough, India's message will reach those who are against terrorism and deeply care about South East Asia.
'It's a challenging environment. America is a very crowded media space, the world's news generator. Therefore, our story may not be at the top of their minds. But if we can get the attention of those who care about South Asia, those who care about India, those who care about terrorism, we can get our message across very, very easily," he said.
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The Congress MP said that meetings are set up with government officials and committees that influence and formulate public opinion in the US. Tharoor said that he has been invited for nearly seven interviews by American broadcasters.
'In Washington we have meetings set up with the entire range of public opinion in Washington, government officials, legislators, there are senators and congressmen, various committees in the House and the Senate, think tanks who are very influential in Washington, particularly those focusing on foreign policy, media and some public addresses, like, for example, the National Press Club… I've been asked to give six or seven interviews, seven or eight interviews to individual American channels and broadcasters, podcasters, and so on," Tharoor said.
Tharoor also noted that it is no coincidence that Pakistan also sent its delegation to the US, but also underlined that they did not send it to as many countries as India did.
'It's no accident that the Pakistanis have also sent a delegation abroad, but they're not going to as many countries as the Indian delegations are. They're focusing on what they consider a few key capitals, namely, Washington, Brussels. London. That seems to be the thrust of the Pakistani effort. We have gone to all those capitals and more," he said.
First Published:
June 03, 2025, 10:48 IST