The drawback in holding talks with Pakistan is not the language however discovering a typical imaginative and prescient for decency and peace, Congress MP Shashi Tharoor stated on Tuesday (June 3, 2025), stressing that New Delhi can engage in dialogue with Islamabad if it takes significant action against the infrastructure of terrorism that is visible all over the place in the nation.
Mr. Tharoor, who is main an all-party parliamentary delegation to Brazil, additionally stated his crew efficiently conveyed India’s message against terrorism to the Latin American nations, together with those that might have had some misunderstandings.
“This is what we keep telling our interlocutors. If Pakistan is as innocent as they claim to be, why do they give safe haven to wanted terrorists? Why are they able to live peacefully, to conduct training camps, and radicalise further people, to equip arms and get people to practice their arms and Kalashnikovs…,” stated Mr. Tharoor.
He stated the issue in speaking to Pakistan is not the language, however discovering a typical imaginative and prescient for decency and peace.
“You crack down on this infrastructure of terrorism that is visible everywhere in your country. Then, of course, we can talk,” he stated.
“We can talk to them in Hindustani. We can talk to them in Punjabi. We can talk to them in English. There is no problem in finding common ground with Pakistan. The problem is finding a common vision for decency, for peace. We want to be left in peace, to grow and develop. They don’t want to leave us alone. They want to harass us. They want to undermine us,” he stated.
“They wish to reduce us this entire bleeding to loss of life India by 1,000 cuts. They’re not going to bleed to loss of life so simply. Better overlook that concept,” he added.
On one other query, whether or not India hopes that Brazil, which is internet hosting the eleventh BRICS Parliamentary Forum, might challenge an announcement on terrorism against Indian residents, Mr. Tharoor stated, “I think, honestly, BRICS has a different agenda. I’m not saying that they may not want to express solidarity. I mean, that’s really not my brief… I don’t know, and I don’t even know if it’s in the draft that they’re working on already”.
“As far as the other issues you’re concerned, you know, international forums are not our preoccupation. Our preoccupation is honestly our bilateral relation to Pakistan and Pakistan’s complete failure to dismantle the infrastructure of terrorism in their country,” he stated.
On a query whether or not nations have been recognising India’s stance against terrorism, Mr. Tharoor stated his delegation has been to 4 nations, Guyana, Panama, Colombia, and Brazil- up to now, and “this has been very clear in all the countries we’ve been to”.
“And I would say in all four countries, we’ve had a very, clear success, if that’s the word, I don’t like to boast of success. That’s for others to judge. But we have got our message through very clearly, including to those who may have had some misunderstandings,” he stated, referring to Colombia.
Earlier, Mr. Tharoor had stated Colombia withdrew an announcement providing condolences to Pakistan for the lack of lives following India’s navy strikes in response to the Pahalgam assault after his delegation defined Islamabad’s relentless assist to cross-border terrorism.
“And as a result of getting our message through, we have certainly been able, in my view, to come back feeling that these countries understand our situation better and express full solidarity with our struggle against terrorism, which is the main purpose of our trip,” Mr. Tharoor stated.
The Tharoor-led delegation will head to Washington D.C. from Brazil.
On a query on the delegation’s expectations from the Washington D.C. go to, Mr. Tharoor stated, “My expectations are that it’s going to be a challenging visit. We have a lot of different kinds of audiences,” he stated.
“Judging by some of the information floating around, flying around, we get some interesting and perhaps challenging questions, which we will be very happy to answer,” he added.
Published – June 03, 2025 03:47 pm IST
