Congress MP Shashi Tharoor has expressed disappointment over Colombia’s reaction to India’s Operation Sindoor, a counterstrike launched on May 7, 2025, against Pakistan following a terror attack in Pahalgam. Tharoor criticized Colombia for extending condolences to those who died in Pakistan, suggesting it wrongly equated aggressors with defenders.
Leading a multi-party delegation to Colombia, Tharoor emphasized that India’s actions were a legitimate exercise of self-defense. He stated, “There can be no equivalence between those who dispatch terrorists and those who resist them.” Tharoor highlighted that the strikes targeted terrorist bases and were a response to the Pahalgam attack claimed by The Resistance Front, a Lashkar-e-Taiba offshoot based in Pakistan.
The delegation’s visit to Colombia is part of India’s broader diplomatic outreach to garner international support and understanding of its counterterrorism efforts. Tharoor’s remarks underscore India’s stance on the justification of military actions as responses to provocations and the importance of distinguishing between acts of aggression and self-defense.
