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Congress leader Supriya Shrinate has criticised the central government’s diplomatic approach post Operation Sindoor, asserting that the deployment of an all-party delegation underlines the failure of nearly 11 years of diplomacy under Prime Minister Narendra Modi.

 

“After being in power for 11 years, visiting more than 90 countries, and proclaiming himself a vishwaguru, in the end, when we had to tell our side of the story to the world, Modi had to ask for support from the opposition. He had to take the opposition with him, and now an all-party delegation is being sent. This proves that all the diplomacy over the last 11 years was a failure,” Shrinate maintained on Thursday.

 

She further censured the Prime Minister for not engaging directly with Members of Parliament forming the various delegations representing India overseas and for not convening a special session of Parliament to discuss the Pahalgam terror attack and the subsequent Operation Sindoor.

 

“Parliamentarians are being sent abroad to tell the world, but when will the Prime Minister speak to the same MPs? When will a special session of the Parliament be called?” Shrinate questioned.

 

#WATCH | Delhi: "... Now we have to go to a country like Congo and justify what we did. India will do all that it needs to protect our integrity and our people. Why do we have to tell the world?...," says Congress leader Supriya Shrinate on the all-party delegation visiting key… pic.twitter.com/d4yfcQHJAJ

— ANI (@ANI) May 22, 2025

Also read: All-party Indian delegation begin Op Sindoor outreach in Japan

 

She also stressed that India is unequivocal about defending its sovereignty and citizens against terrorism, questioning the necessity of justifying India’s actions internationally.

 

“Now we have to go to a country like Congo and justify what we did. India will do all that it needs to protect our integrity and our people against a terrorist attack. Why do we have to tell the world? Now even if you want to tell, you are not capable, because you have devoted group which believes that freedom was achieved in 2014, who do not know the history, a diplomacy to be proud of, so you now have to take the Opposition with you,” she said.

 

Meanwhile, some of the seven delegations have already departed India, meeting foreign ministers and officials in various countries. A delegation led by Shiv Sena MP Shrikant Eknath Shinde met with the UAE’s leadership, including the Minister for Tolerance, emphasising the importance of Operation Sindoor and reaffirming India’s resolute stance against cross-border terrorism. Another group, led by MP Sanjay Kumar Jha, travelled to Japan and held talks with the country’s foreign minister, Takeshi Iwaya.