As part of the government’s outreach to the international community regarding the fight against terror and Operation Sindoor following the April 22 Pahalgam terror attack, an all-party parliamentary delegation headed by Supriya Sule, the leader of the Nationalist Congress Party-Sharadchandra Pawar, arrived in Qatar late Saturday.

The delegation includes former diplomat Syed Akbaruddin, Telugu Desam Party leader Lavu Sri Krishna Devarayalu, Aam Aadmi Party leader Vikramjeet Singh Sawhney, Congress leaders Manish Tewari and Anand Sharma, BJP leaders Rajiv Pratap Rudy, Anurag Thakur, and V. Muraleedharan, and Sule, the NCP-SP’s working president. Additionally, it will visit Ethiopia, Egypt, and South Africa.

“Conveying India’s strong message against terrorism to the world! A warm welcome to the multi-party delegation led by @Supriya_sule to Qatar. The delegation comprises @RajivPratapRudy, @vikramsahney, @ManishTewari, @ianuragthakur, @SriKrishnaLavu, @AnandSharmaINC, @VMBJP @AkbaruddinIndia. Ambassador @vipulifs the delegation. @MEAIndia,” the Indian Embassy in Qatar said on Saturday in a statement on X.

Vipul, the Indian ambassador to Qatar, met Supriya Sule, Anand Sharma, Rajeev Pratap Rudy, and Anurag Thakur at the airport in Qatar.

“Taking India’s strong message against terrorism to the world! A warm welcome to the multi-party delegation led by @Supriya_sule to Qatar. Ambassador @vipulifs received the delegation. @MEAIndia,” it said in another post on X.

Randhir Jaiswal, a spokesperson for the Ministry of External Affairs, shared the message. Qatar has a position as a mediator in regional disputes and is regarded as having influence in West Asia.

“The multi-party Indian team, headed by Lok Sabha MP Supriya Sule, is arriving in Doha today for a two-day visit scheduled for May 24-26, 2025. Their trip to four countries—Qatar, South Africa, Ethiopia, and Egypt—begins with this stop. The delegation will engage with Qatari authorities in Doha, as well as representatives of the academic community and media. The visit is being held in light of the Pahalgam terrorist incident in India on April 22, Operation Sindoor, and the events that followed. The members of the visiting delegation include MPs from both Houses of Parliament, former Ministers and diplomats,” the Indian Embassy in Qatar said in a press statement.

“The leaderships of Qatar and India have maintained communication since the Pahalgam terrorist assault. On May 6, Prime Minister Modi spoke with H.H. Sheikh Tamim Bin Hamad Al-Thani, the amir of the State of Qatar, over the phone about the events.

On May 7, External Affairs Minister S. Jaishankar also called Qatar’s Prime Minister and Foreign Affairs Minister HE Sheikh Mohammed bin Jassim Al-Thani. The Embassy stated in the statement that Qatar’s Ministry of Foreign Affairs had expressed Qatar’s strong rejection and condemnation of the terrorist assault in Pahalgam in its statement on April 23.

“Have left for Doha with other lawmakers on a four-leg tour to South Africa, Ethiopia, Egypt, and Qatar to inform them of India’s stance on terrorism sponsored by Pakistan.” In order to create international unity in the battle against terrorism, we will be meeting with institutions, political leaders, and thinkers throughout the course of these twelve exhausting days. Anurag Thakur, a member of this all-party group presently in Qatar, remarked, “Jai Hind INDIA.”

After visiting South Africa, which now serves as the G-20 Presidency, the Sule-led team will proceed to Ethiopia, which is also home to the African Union.

Egypt, a significant Arab nation, will be visited by the delegation.

The delegation is one of seven multi-party delegations sent by India to 33 major cities around the world in an effort to engage the international community, highlight Pakistan’s ties to terrorism, and demonstrate that the Pahalgam terror strike—rather than Operation Sindoor, as claimed by Islamabad—was what started the most recent conflict.

In response to the Pahalgam terror assault on April 22, which claimed 26 lives, the military initiated Operation Sindoor on May 7.

India hopes to strengthen international support for its recent military and diplomatic actions under Operation Sindoor and foster worldwide agreement on its anti-terrorism posture through these high-level meetings.