Four members of an all-party delegation from India plan to speak at a National Press Club Newsmakers event on Wednesday, June 4, at 3 p.m. on Operation Sindoor, regional security and India’s diplomatic outreach to the United States.
The speakers—Dr. Shashi Tharoor, Milind Deora, Tejasvi Surya and Taranjit Singh Sandhu — represent a cross-section of Indian political leadership and bring insight into India’s foreign policy.
This Headliners event is open to credentialed media and Club members. Registration is essential. To submit questions in advance for the speaker, put INDIA on the subject line and email to [email protected].
Operation Sindoor is the name India is using for its attacks on Pakistan following a terrorist attack in India-controlled Kashmir. Sindoor is the Hindi language word for vermilion, a red powder that Hindu women put on the forehead or parting of their hair as a sign of marriage.
Dr. Shashi Tharoor is an author, politician and former international diplomat. A four-term member of Parliament, he represents Thiruvananthapuram, Kerala, in the Lok Sabha. A member of the Indian National Congress, he has served as minister of state for external affairs and minister of state for human-resource development during the second United Progressive Alliance government. He currently chairs the Parliamentary Standing Committee on External Affairs.
Tejasvi Surya, elected to the 17th Lok Sabha at 28, represents Bengaluru South in Parliament. Since September 2020, he has also served as national president of the Bharatiya Janata Yuva Morcha.
Milind Murli Deora is a former Union minister and member of Parliament from Mumbai South. He has held key roles in the State Ministry of Communications and Information Technology and the State Ministry of Shipping. He also led the Mumbai Regional Congress Committee. Elected to Parliament at 27, he also serves on the dean’s advisory board at Boston University’s Pardee School.
Taranjit Singh Sandhu is a retired Indian diplomat who was Ambassador of India to the United States from Feb. 2020 to Jan. 2024 and High Commissioner of India to Sri Lanka from Jan. 2017 to Jan. 2020.
