UNITED AGAINST TERRORISM Pointed out TRF’s claims, Pak military’s presence in terrorist’s funeral: Shashi Tharoor in Guyana

 

 

CONGRESS leader Shashi Tharoor, who is leading a delegation to Guyana for India’s global outreach campaign of Operation Sindoor and the fight against Pakistan-sponsored cross-border terrorism, on Tuesday shared that he pointed out the claims of TRF, and the attendance of uniformed Pakistani military and police personnel at a terrorist’s funeral. In a post on X, Tharoor shared that when asked about Pakistan’s complicity in the Pahalgam terror attack, he said: “I pointed to the claims of The Resistance Front, a known frontal organ of the Lashkar-e-Taiba, and the attendance of uniformed Pakistani military and police personnel at a terrorist’s funeral - with picture!” He shared that a substantive and positive discussion followed on recent developments. “Each of the MPs spoke in the legislative chamber of their views on the terrorism inflicted on India and our resolve to defend ourselves. We each signed the visitor’s book before joining the Speaker for lunch,” the leader said.

 

The delegation offered floral tributes at the statue of Mahatma Gandhi in a park. “The delegation offered pushparchana at the statue of Mahatma Gandhi in a prominent park in Georgetown. It was fitting to pay tribute to the apostle of peace — a reminder that India wants to focus peacefully on the well-being of its people but terror and conflict are being thrust on us by our neighbour. Spoke with members of the Indian community who welcomed us there,” his post read. “The MPs visited and paid tribute to the memorial statue depicting the SS Whitby, the first ship that transported indentured Indian labour to Guyana in 1838. The cruel practice of indentured servitude continued with fresh arrivals coming by ship till 1917. The death rate on the crossings was worse than that of slave ships. Yet the survivors and their descendants have built a nation and a thriving multicultural society. Pranaams to them,” his post read. 

 

 

THE Indian all-party delegation, led by BJP MP Baijayant Jay Panda, engaged with a cross-section of Kuwaiti civil society, highlighting India-Kuwait’s shared resolve to combat terrorism in a traditional Diwaniya-style interaction. The event, co-hosted by the Embassy of India with think-tank Reconnaissance Research of Kuwait, brought together leading voices from Kuwaiti civil society, including members of the royal family, former Ministers, senior editors, think-tank experts, opinion leaders and influencers. “While touching upon the strong India-Kuwait strategic partnership, the discussions focussed on the recent situation in the Indian sub-continent and India’s ‘New Normal’ approach to dealing with such incidents of cross-border terrorism. The participants were unanimous in their view that terrorism is against humanity and needs to be countered in all possible ways”, said the Indian Embassy in Kuwait. 

 

QATAR emphasised zero-tolerance towards terrorism during the all-party delegation’s visit here that highlighted the need to stop differentiating the terrorists and their backers, the Indian mission in Doha said on Tuesday. The multi-party delegation led by MP Supriya Sule on Monday concluded its visit to Qatar -- the first leg of the four-nation tour planned following the Pahalgam terrorist attack, Operation Sindoor and the subsequent developments. “The Qatar side emphasised its own zero-tolerance policy against terrorism and stressed that terrorism must be condemned. The delegation appreciated the condemnation of the Pahalgam attack by the Government of Qatar and thanked the Qatari leadership for its support,” a statement by the Indian embassy here said.

 

 

BJP MP and member of the all-party delegation led by DMK MP Kanimozhi Karunanidhi, Capt Brijesh Chowta (Retd), highlighted India’s strong stance against terrorism, saying, “It is not disgruntled elements that are doing the terror acts against India, it is state-sponsored terrorism... Pakistan is a nation which encourages, nurtures terrorism. Pakistan’s land is used for terror activities and we are the primary victims of it.” He added, “Our PM has very categorically stated that the ceasefire was initiated when the Pakistani DGMO called our DGMO. We are setting up a new normal where any act of terror will be treated as an act of war.”

 

 

CONGO has assured that it will “echo” India’s message against terrorism at all international fora where the Central African nation is a member, during the visit of an all-party delegation led by Shiv Sena MP Shrikant Eknath Shinde here to highlight New Delhi’s zero-tolerance policy towards terrorism and expose Pakistan’s alleged links to cross-border terror activities. The delegation on Monday held high-level engagements with the political leadership of the Democratic Republic of Congo during the visit to the country from May 25-27, the Embassy of India in Kinshasa said in a press release. The delegation met Deputy Prime Minister Jean-Pierre Bemba Gombo, Foreign Affairs Minister Therese Kayikwamba Wagner, National Assembly Speaker Vital Kamerhe Lwa Kanyiginyi Nkingi, and Senate President JeanMichel Sama Lukonde Kyenge, the release said.