Jakarta (Indonesia), May 29 (PTI) The leaders of the National Mandate Party (PAN) of Indonesia on Thursday conveyed to the Indian all-party delegation that they stand with New Delhi and categorically stated that “religion and race cannot serve as a basis for exporting terrorism.”
The Resident Ambassadors of about 20 friendly countries in Indonesia that the Indian all-party delegation met with strongly condemned terrorism in all its forms and echoed the urgent need for united global efforts to counter this menace.
The all-party parliamentary delegation, led by JD(U) MP Sanjay Kumar Jha, is here with a mission to convey New Delhi's unequivocal stance about India's fight against terrorism to local political and diplomatic leadership and think tanks and spoke about how the vacation of Pakistan-occupied Kashmir (POK) was the ultimate endgame.
The delegation met with National Mandate Party (PAN) leaders, including Eddy Soeparno, Vice Chairman of PAN, also Deputy Speaker of Indonesian People's Assembly; Viva Yoga Mauladi, Vice Chairman of the Party and also Deputy Minister For Transmigration Republic of Indonesia, and other leaders and Members of Parliament from PAN.
The Indian parliamentarians shared views on India's stance on zero tolerance for terrorism, a post on X by the Indian Embassy in Jakarta said.
“The PAN party leadership expressed condolences to the victims of the gruesome terror attack in Pahalgam, India. PAN leadership conveyed that they stand with India and categorically stated that religion and race cannot serve as a basis for exporting terrorism,” the post on X added.
The Members of Parliament joining the meeting from PAN also included Dessy Ratnasari, Farah Putri Nahlia, Okta Kumala Dewi, Dr Drajad Wibowo, Slamet Ariyadi and A Bakrie.
The delegation interacted with Resident Ambassadors of 20 friendly countries in Indonesia and shared their insights on India’s calibrated and strong response through Operation Sindoor.
Terming the interaction as a “substantive dialogue,” Jha said in a post on X after the meeting that the Ambassadors “strongly condemned terrorism in all its forms, echoing the urgent need for united global efforts to counter this threat and uphold regional peace and international security.”
The delegation “urged support of the diplomatic community for bringing perpetrators of terrorism to justice, recalling the UNSC Statement of 25 April 2025, which underlines the need for concerted diplomatic action against terrorism and its sponsors,” the Indian Embassy said.
The Indian team also held an insightful interaction with scholars and researchers from Indonesia-based think tanks and academia, including the Indonesian Council of World Affairs (ICWA); Centre for Strategic and International Studies (CSIS); Foreign Policy Community of Indonesia (FPCI); The Habibie Centre; Indo-Pacific Strategic Intelligence Centre for Indonesia Policy Studies (ISI-CIPS), University of Indonesia, and the Indonesia Air Power Studies Centre.
“The delegation conveyed a strong and unified national message of zero tolerance for cross-border terrorism. There was understanding of India’s position and the need was expressed to jointly combat false and fake narratives being propagated by vested interests,” a statement from the Embassy said.
“Responding to a query on endgame on this issue, the delegation categorically conveyed that total relinquishment of terror activities by Pakistan, dismantling of terror infrastructure within Pakistan and the vacation of Pakistan-occupied Kashmir (POK) was the ultimate endgame,” the statement added.
The team “sought to jointly explore ways to combat the menace” of terrorism, the Indian Embassy said in another post on X.
John Brittas, CPI-M MP said in a post on X: “Indian delegation on Operation Sindhoor in Jakarta - interacted with prominent think tanks in Indonesia. Had some fruitful discussions with the resident ambassadors and met with the National Mandate Party.”
Earlier on Wednesday, the delegation met Indonesian Vice Minister of Foreign Affairs Arief Havas Oegroseno and ASEAN Secretary-General Kao Kim Hourn. The Indian team also interacted with Muhammad Husein Fadlulloh, Vice-Chairperson of the Committee for Inter-Parliamentary Cooperation, and Muhammad Rofiqi, Chairperson of the Indonesia-India Parliamentary Friendship Group, to sensitise them on India's strong commitment against terrorism.
Besides Jha, the delegation comprises MPs Aparajita Sarangi (BJP), Abhishek Banerjee (TMC), Brij Lal (BJP), John Brittas (CPI-M), Pradan Baruah (BJP), Hemang Joshi (BJP), former external affairs minister Salman Khurshid and former ambassador of India to France and Bahrain Mohan Kumar.
The delegation is one of the seven multi-party delegations India has tasked to visit 33 global capitals to reach out to the international community to emphasize Pakistan’s links to terrorism.
Tensions between India and Pakistan escalated after the Pahalgam terror attack, with India carrying out precision strikes on terror infrastructure in Pakistan and Pakistan-occupied Kashmir in the early hours of May 7.
Pakistan attempted to attack Indian military bases on May 8, 9, and 10. The Indian side responded strongly to the Pakistani actions.
The on-ground hostilities ended with an understanding of stopping the military actions following talks between the directors general of military operations of both sides on May 10.