Foreign Secretary Vikram Misri is scheduled to brief a parliamentary standing committee on Monday, May 19, 2025, regarding current foreign policy developments involving India and Pakistan. The multi-party Parliamentary Standing Committee on External Affairs, headed by senior Congress MP Shashi Tharoor, has summoned Misri for the briefing, which is set to take place at 4 pm.

This briefing gains significance in light of recent events, most notably the "Operation Sindoor" military action undertaken by India targeting terrorist hotspots in Pakistan and Pakistan-occupied Kashmir, which was a response to the Pahalgam terror strike on April 22. The subsequent days saw intense conflict between the two countries, culminating in an agreement to halt military actions on May 10. This is the first time a top government official will be appearing before a Parliamentary panel to brief about the post Pahalgam situation in the country.

Misri, along with Colonel Sofiya Qureshi and Wing Commander Vyomika Singh, had previously addressed the media after India conducted Operation Sindoor. He was also the one who announced the ceasefire on May 10.

Members of the parliamentary panel are expected to question Misri extensively on the foreign policy initiatives adopted by the government in the aftermath of the Pahalgam terror strike and Operation Sindoor. Key areas of inquiry are likely to include the diplomatic strategies employed to manage the escalating tensions, the communication channels established with Pakistan to achieve the ceasefire, and the long-term vision for India-Pakistan relations.

Furthermore, the briefing will likely address the international response to the recent events. With US President Donald Trump claiming credit for brokering the ceasefire and asserting a role in mediating between India and Pakistan, Misri is expected to clarify India's stance on these developments. He might also face questions regarding the re-emergence of the "hyphenation" of India and Pakistan in international discourse and concerns about the internationalization of the Kashmir issue following Trump's remarks.

Misri is also expected to brief the panel about sending seven delegations to 32 countries and the European Union in the next three weeks to campaign against Pakistan's sponsorship for cross-border terrorism and explain to them about why India was forced to take military action against its neighbour.

Besides Tharoor, the 31-member panel includes Ravishankar Prasad and Sudhanshu Trivedi (BJP), Deepender Hooda (Congress), Abhishek Banerjee (Trinamool Congress), Asaduddin Owaisi (AIMIM) and John Brittas (CPIM).