U.S. with India in fight against terrorism: Deputy Secretary of State tells Indian delegation

U.S. Deputy Secretary of State Christopher Landau. File | Photo Credit: Reuters

The U.S. stands beardown with India successful the combat against terrorism, U.S. Deputy Secretary of State Christopher Landau told Congress MP Shashi Tharoor-led all-party delegation successful Washington to convey India’s stance connected the Pahalgam panic attack and Operation Sindoor.

The Indian delegation met Mr. Landau successful Washington connected Friday (June 6, 2025) arsenic it wrapped up the important U.S. limb of its multi-nation tour, briefing cardinal interlocutors astir Operation Sindoor targeting panic infrastructure successful Pakistan and Pakistan-occupied Kashmir pursuing the April 22 Pahalgam panic onslaught that claimed 26 lives.

“The all-party parliamentary delegation led by Dr. @ShashiTharoor had a lukewarm and candid speech with U.S. Deputy Secretary of State Landau. The Indian delegation briefed him connected the atrocities of the Pahalgam panic onslaught and Operation Sindoor,” the Indian Embassy said connected X.

Mr. Landau, successful a station connected X, said it was a “GREAT” gathering with the Indian parliamentary representatives.

“I reaffirmed that the U.S. stands beardown with India successful the combat against terrorism. We discussed the U.S.-India strategical relationship, including expanding commercialized and commercialized ties to foster maturation and prosperity for some countries,” helium said.

A connection issued by State Department Spokesperson Tammy Bruce said Mr. Landau “reaffirmed the United States’ beardown enactment of India successful the combat against coercion and the strategical concern betwixt the 2 countries”.

The delegation discussed with Mr. Landau the value of advancing cardinal areas of the bilateral relationship, including expanding commercialized and commercialized ties to foster economical maturation and prosperity successful some countries, according to the statement.

The embassy successful a connection said that during the gathering with Mr. Landau, the delegation briefed him connected the heinous violent onslaught successful Pahalgam, discussed India’s consequent Operation Sindoor, and enactment distant India’s steadfast resoluteness to antagonistic cross-border coercion successful each its forms.

“The Deputy Secretary reaffirmed the United States’ beardown enactment for India successful the combat against terrorism. The 2 sides besides had a wide-ranging speech connected the value of strengthening bilateral relationships done advancing practice successful areas of communal interest,” it said.

The delegation besides had a “productive meeting” with Senator Chris Van Hollen, a subordinate of the U.S. Senate Foreign Relations Committee.

The delegation briefed him connected the heinous violent onslaught successful Pahalgam, discussed India’s consequent Operation Sindoor, and enactment distant India’s steadfast resoluteness to antagonistic cross-border coercion successful each its forms, the embassy said connected X.

The legislator sympathised with the victims of repeated panic attacks successful India, saying the U.S. stood with India successful the combat against terrorism, and expressed enactment for New Delhi’s close to support itself.

Mr. Tharoor besides spoke implicit the telephone with Senator Cory Booker, a subordinate of the U.S. Senate Foreign Relations Committee, and described the speech arsenic “warm and productive”.

He briefed Booker connected the “monstrous” panic onslaught successful Pahalgam and outlined the repeated provocations of coercion emanating from crossed the border, laid retired the details of Operation Sindoor, and emphasised India’s steadfast resoluteness successful countering immoderate aboriginal acts of terrorism.

“Senator Booker unequivocally condemned coercion and expressed sympathies with the victims. The speech besides touched upon broader themes successful the India-U.S. strategical partnership, which enjoys robust support,” Mr. Tharoor said, adding that helium hopes to conscionable Booker “Next clip successful person”.

Apart from Mr. Tharoor, the delegation comprises MPs Sarfaraz Ahmad, Ganti Harish Madhur Balayogi, Shashank Mani Tripathi, Bhubaneswar Kalita, Milind Deora, Tejasvi Surya, and India’s erstwhile Ambassador to the U.S. Taranjit Sandhu.

Several salient American lawmakers and congressmen, arsenic good arsenic argumentation experts, attended a peculiar reception hosted by the Indian Embassy connected Thursday (June 5) nighttime and interacted with the delegation.

Published - June 07, 2025 03:30 p.m. IST