The Indian Parliamentarians’ delegation on global outreach over Operation Sindoor, led by Congress MP Shashi Tharoor, on Thursday, met with US Vice President JD Vance in Washington DC and discussed a range of issues, including the two countries’ efforts on counter-terrorism.
The delegation, which also included BJP MPs Bhubaneswar Kalita and Tejasvi Surya, Shiv Sena MP Milind Deora, Jharkhand Mukti Morcha MP Sarfraz Ahmad and former diplomat Taranjit Singh Sandhu, who served as ambassador to the US, posed for a photo with the US Vice President after holding talks with him.
They presented India’s point of view on the May 7 Operation Sindoor precision strikes carried out against Pakistani terror infrastructure in response to the Pahalgam terror attack, which killed 26 civilians.
“Excellent meeting with Vice President@JDVancetoday in Washington D.C. with our delegation. We had comprehensive discussions covering a wide array of critical issues, from counter-terrorism efforts to enhancing technological cooperation. A truly constructive & productive exchange for strengthening India-US strategic partnership, with a great meeting of minds,” Tharoor posted on X, also sharing a photo from the occasion.
The Shashi Tharoor-led team reached the US on June 3 after the delegation completed visit to Guyana, Panama, Colombia, and Brazil.
Shashi Tharoor had earlier said that India has made it clear Pakistan will pay a heavier price for sponsoring terror unless it takes serious action against terrorism.
Earlier, Tharoor defended India’s precision strikes, saying the name Operation Sindoor was not only symbolically potent but also emotionally resonant.
“Operation Sindoor, actually, I thought was a brilliantly chosen name,” Tharoor said, addressing journalists and foreign policy observers as part of India’s diplomatic outreach following the high-impact military response.
In an address at the National Press Club in Washington D.C., Tharoor said, “Sindoor is a vermilion mark applied to the forehead of married women in Hindu tradition it’s a symbol of marital sanctity. These brutal terrorists wiped that symbol off the foreheads of 26 Indian women. So we wanted to avenge that act of wiping off the sindoor.”