Strategic Masterstroke

India's diplomatic blitz, led by multi-party delegations post-Pahalgam attack, exposed Pakistan's terror complicity globally—earning widespread support, isolating Islamabad, and reinforcing India's zero-tolerance policy

- SHANTANU MUKHARJI THE WRITER IS A RETIRED IPS OFFICER, ADVISER NATSTRAT, AND A FORMER NATIONAL SECURITY ADVISOR IN MAURITIUS

India's recently concluded proactive exercise in successfully dispatching several high-level parliamentary delegations to different countries of the world in order to expose Pakistan for its terror acts behind the Pahalgam attack seems to be paying dividends. The visibility of these delegations in Europe, South American nations, and the Islamic world, in addition to Japan, South Korea, Singapore, Indonesia, and Malaysia, was prominent, and the arguments put forward have been convincing and realistic. This endeavor has definitely put Pakistan on the back foot, which, on second thoughts, also decided to send its own diplomatic teams, apparently in a failed bid to show India in a dim light.

For example, Pakistan tried to derail the Indian delegation's visit to Malaysia, citing Islamic solidarity, but Kuala Lumpur (KL) categorically rejected Islamabad's interference. The Pakistani embassy in KL had urged Malaysian officials to cancel the Indian delegations' programmes, but this did not work, and the visiting delegation received full support. All programmes of the delegation proceeded as planned. The development is being seen as a huge diplomatic snub to Islamabad and a triumph for the Indian side. The Indian delegation comprised BJP MPs Aparajita Sarangi, Brij Lal, Pradan Baruah, and Hemang Joshi, Trinamool's Abhishek Banerjee, CPM's John Brittas, JD(U)'s Sanjay Jha, Congress' Salman Khurshid, and former diplomat Ambassador Mohan Kumar.