Shashi Tharoor expresses disappointment over Colombia’s stand on Operation Sindoor

Tharoor slams Colombia’s response to strikes by India on Pakistan; he said India aims to clear misunderstanding.

Congress MP Shashi Tharoor has expressed disappointment over Colombia’s recent statement on the Indian military strikes under Operation Sindoor. The Indian Armed Forces targeted known terrorist camps in Pakistan and Pakistan-occupied Kashmir (PoK) as a strong response to the heinous Pahalgam terror attack. However, Colombia’s government later extended condolences for the loss of lives in Pakistan.

Shashi Tharoor slams Colombia for its stance on Operation Sindoor.

Speaking to reporters in Bogota, Tharoor said, “We were a little disappointed in the reaction of the Colombian government, which apparently expressed heartfelt condolences on the loss of lives in Pakistan after the Indian strikes rather than sympathizing with the victims of terrorism.” He added, “We are here looking for understanding… We have the impression that perhaps the situation was not fully understood when that one statement was made. Understanding is extremely important for us. We are a country which has really been a force for constructive progress in the world.”

Tharoor said India’s response was a matter of self-defence.

Tharoor underlined that India’s response was a matter of self-defence and not aggression. He said, “We certainly hope that other governments will tell those who give safe haven and protection to terrorists to stop doing so. That would be very helpful indeed, as well in the Security Council or outside it,” he added. He urged Colombia to reconsider how it views the conflict, saying, “We will say to our friends in Colombia, there can be no equivalence between those who dispatch terrorists and those who resist them,” he said. “There can be no equivalence between those who attack and those who defend. We are only exercising our right of self-defence.”

Shashi Tharoor, emphasizing the purpose of the visit, said it was to clear up the confusion. He said, “If there is any misunderstanding here on this core, we are here to dispel any such misunderstanding,” Tharoor said. “We’re very happy to talk to Colombia in some detail about the circumstances. He even said, “We have, as I said, very concrete proof. In fact, when this terrorist attack occurred, it was immediately claimed by an organization called The Resistance Front, which is a unit of the Lashkar-e-Taiba base in Muridke, Pakistan.” “Just as Colombia has endured many terror attacks, so have we in India. We have endured a very large number of attacks for almost four decades,” he continued.