All-Party Delegation led by Shashi Tharoor briefs key interlocutors in US about cross-border terrorism
The Congressmen, including Rep. Ro Khanna and Rep. Rich McCormick, expressed unequivocal and bipartisan condemnation for the terror attack in Pahalgam, a statement by the Indian Embassy in the US said.
The All-Party team is visiting USA to brief key interlocutors about the threat of Pakistan backed terrorism faced by India and India's strong stand against terrorism.
On Wednesday, in the US Congress, the delegation met the leadership of the House Congressional Caucus on India and Indian Americans in the 119th Congress, the co-chairs Rep. Ro Khanna and Rep. Rich McCormick and the two vice co-chairs Rep. Andy Barr and Rep. Marc Veasey.
The parliamentary delegation briefed the Caucus members on the cross-border terrorism faced by India. The Congressmen expressed unequivocal and bipartisan condemnation for the terror attack in Pahalgam. They also expressed their support for India's right to respond to terrorism in the spirit of zero tolerance against terrorism. The Caucus members also hailed the strong strategic partnership between India and USA.
Thereafter the delegation met the leadership of the House Foreign Affairs Committee (HFAC) in a special high-power meeting hosted by Committee Chairman Rep. Brian Mast and Ranking Member Rep. Gregory Meeks.
Also, in attendance were HFAC's South and Central Asia Subcommittee Chairman Rep. Bill Huizenga, Ranking Member Rep. Sydney Kamlager-Dove, and HFAC's East Asia & Pacific Subcommittee Chairperson Rep. Young Kim and Ranking Member Rep. Ami Bera.
The interaction saw a constructive exchange of views on the developments relating to the attack in Pahalgam and India's stand on dealing with such attacks in the future. The Committee Leadership condemned the Pahalgam attack unequivocally.
The All Party Parliamentary Delegation was received at the United States Capitol by a bipartisan group of senior U.S. Senators, including leading members from the Senate Foreign Relations Committee (SFRC), Senate Select Committee on Intelligence, and the Senate India Caucus.
Senator James Risch, Chairman of the U.S. Senate Foreign Relations Committee, Leaders of the SFRC subcommittee dealing with South Asia and Counterterrorism Senator Dave McCormick and Senator Jacky Rosen, Vice Chairman of the Senate Select Committee on Intelligence Senator Mark Warner, Member of SFRC and Intelligence Committee Senator John Cornyn and Member of Homeland Security Committee Senator Elissa Slotkin were in attendance.
The parliamentary delegation discussed the success of Operation Sindoor, laid out details of Pakistan-sponsored cross-border terrorism, and outlined India's firm resolve to appropriately deal with any such future incidents.
In a separate interaction, members of the delegation also met with Rep. Lisa McClain, Chairwoman of the House Republican Conference for the 119th Congress- the highest-ranking woman in Congress.
In media interactions, a panel comprising of Shashi Tharoor, Milind Deora, Tejasvi Surya and Ambassador Taranjit Singh Sandhu spoke at the historic National Press Club Newsmakers event on Operation Sindoor, regional security and India's diplomatic outreach to the United States.
In another media briefing, hosted at the Embassy of India, the delegation interacted with the American and Indian press corps and conveyed India's resolute stance in dealing with cross-border terrorism.
At the close of the day, the All Party delegation met with prominent members of the Indian diaspora wherein they highlighted India's resolute and united stand against terrorism. The Indian diaspora members shared their message of solidarity with the victims of terrorism and support for India's fight against terrorism.
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