Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) MP Ravi Shankar Prasad, heading an all-party delegation to the United Kingdom, urged the international community to adopt a unified stance against terrorism and hold Pakistan accountable for its role in fostering cross-border militancy. Speaking at a press briefing in London on Tuesday, he emphasised that no nation is immune from terrorism and warned against the unchecked flow of international funds to Pakistan.
“Terrorism is against democracy, civilised existence, and human rights,” Prasad said, questioning Pakistan’s repeated access to IMF loans—reportedly 25 times—without sufficient scrutiny over how those funds are used.
He stressed that while India holds no hostility toward the people of Pakistan, the country’s leadership, particularly its military establishment, must face consequences for using terrorism as a tool of state policy. Drawing a sharp contrast between India and Pakistan since their independence in 1947, he highlighted India’s emergence as the world’s fourth-largest economy, while pointing out Pakistan’s political instability and military dominance.
Prasad also detailed India’s long-standing efforts to normalise relations, citing historical initiatives by Indian leaders from Nehru to Modi, including Modi’s 2014 invitation to Nawaz Sharif and his surprise visit to Lahore. However, he lamented that such gestures have been repeatedly met with betrayal, citing attacks in Uri, Pulwama, and most recently, Pahalgam.
Referring to Operation Sindoor, launched on May 7 in response to the April 22 Pahalgam terror attack, Prasad revealed that India conducted precision strikes on terrorist camps in Bahawalpur, Muridke, and Muzaffarabad, clearly targeting terror infrastructure while avoiding civilian casualties. He added that Pakistan’s retaliatory missile attack was effectively neutralised by India’s air defence systems, followed by targeted strikes on nine Pakistani air force installations.
Calling Operation Sindoor “paused, not stopped,” Prasad warned that its continuation depends on Pakistan’s behaviour, noting that India will no longer tolerate attacks on its citizens with impunity.
On the Indus Water Treaty, Prasad clarified that while India has not withdrawn from the treaty, it has been placed in abeyance due to Pakistan’s continued support for terrorism, citing that 80% of the river water flows to Pakistan under the agreement established in 1960.
The UK visit is the latest leg of India’s global diplomatic outreach following Operation Sindoor, aimed at building international consensus against Pakistan-sponsored terrorism. The delegation includes BJP MPs Daggubati Purandeswari, Samik Bhattacharya, Shiv Sena (UBT) MP Priyanka Chaturvedi, Congress MPs Ghulam Ali Khatana and Amar Singh, former Union Minister MJ Akbar, and former Ambassador Pankaj Saran.
The delegation’s firm message: India seeks peace, but will respond decisively to terrorism.