Foreign Secretary Vikram Misri will brief Parliament's Standing Committee on External Affairs on the current situation with Pakistan on May 19.
The committee's chairman and Congress MP Shashi Tharoor told the media Misri will brief the panel on Monday on the developments, which were marked by India striking terror sites in Pakistan followed by days of intense military action between the two countries before they agreed to stop firing.
Misri has regularly briefed the committee on a host of foreign affairs issues, including developments in India's neighbourhood like Bangladesh and in its ties with Canada.
Earlier, Tharoor spoke on US President Donald Trump claiming credit for the ceasefire between India and Pakistan, suggesting it was "not mediation" but US efforts at playing a constructive role.
Trump had on Saturday evening claimed that the US had mediated between India and Pakistan, and the two neighbours had agreed to a full and immediate ceasefire. Within an hour, both countries officially announced the ceasefire.
"I think that's a very unfortunate way of proceeding. I have certainly never seen anything like that in international diplomacy," said the MP from Thiruvananthapuram who had served at the UN.
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Tharoor also defended foreign secretary Vikram Misri in the wake of a social media backlash targeting the diplomat after the announcement of a ceasefire “understanding” between India and Pakistan.
Tharoor termed the online attacks against Misri as “preposterous” and praised the seasoned envoy for his composed and effective handling of what he described as “one of the most tense moments in recent India-Pakistan relations.”
He went on to extend his praise to Wing Commander Vyomika Singh and Colonel Sofia Qureshi, both of whom were involved in press conferences in the days after Operation Sindoor. He said the officers “spoke very calmly and professionally without any hysteria,” calling their conduct “wonderfully impressive.”
“I think young Vikram Misri has done an outstanding job,” Shashi Tharoor said, commending the foreign secretary's commitment and professionalism. “He has worked very hard, very long hours, and is an extremely hardworking and effective voice for India.”
Expressing disbelief over the backlash, Tharoor said, “I can't understand who on earth would troll and why? What could they be critical of, and what could these people have done differently or better?”
After announcing that India and Pakistan had reached an agreement to completely halt military action on land, sea, and in the air, Misri became the target of coordinated trolling on social media.
A growing number of political leaders and former diplomats have spoken out in defence of foreign secretary Vikram Misri.
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