India Seeks Japan’s Backing to Isolate Terror Sponsors

In a strong diplomatic message during its Tokyo visit, an All-Party Parliamentary Delegation led by MP Sanjay Kumar Jha urged Japan to support international efforts to hold perpetrators of cross-border terrorism accountable.

As per the Embassy of India in Tokyo’s press release dated 23 May 2025, the Indian delegation met Japanese leaders including Speaker Fukushiro Nukaga and former Foreign Minister Takeshi Iwaya.

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Speaker Nukaga extended condolences for the victims of the April 22 Pahalgam attack and said terrorism “cannot be justified under any circumstances.”

MP Jha reaffirmed India’s stance: “We make no distinction between terrorists and those who harbor or support them.” He described Operation Sindoor as “precise, proportionate and non-escalatory.”

All-Party Delegation from India met with Fukushiro Nukaga, Speaker of the House of Representatives of Japan, building on the momentum of Mr. Nukaga’s recent visit to India where he expressed Japan’s full support for India’s fight against terrorism. Mr Nukaga reiterated… pic.twitter.com/t16J7uXK10

— India in Japanインド大使館 (@IndianEmbTokyo) May 23, 2025

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