An All-Party Parliamentary Delegation comprising former ministers, Members of Parliament, and a former Ambassador, led by Shri Ravi Shankar Prasad, Hon'ble Member of Parliament, is visiting France from 25-27 May 2025, with a mission to convey India's unequivocal stance against terrorism. The delegation arrived in Paris late this evening.

Members of the Delegation:

1. Sh. Ravi Shankar Prasad

Hon'ble Member of Parliament (Lok Sabha); Former Union Minister of Law & Justice, Communications and Electronics & Information Technology.

2. Dr. Daggubati Purandeswari

Hon'ble Member of Parliament (Lok Sabha), Former Union Minister of State for Commerce & Industry & Human Resource Development

3. Smt. Priyanka Chaturvedi

Hon'ble Member of Parliament (Rajya Sabha), Member of Parliamentary Committee on Communication & Information technology

4. Sh. Ghulam Ali Khatana

Hon'ble Member of Parliament (Rajya Sabha), Member of the National Council on promotion of Urdu Language

5. Dr. Amar Singh

Hon'ble Member of Parliament (Lok Sabha)

6. Sh. Samik Bhattacharya

Hon'ble Member of Parliament (Rajya Sabha), Member of Parliamentary Standing Committee on Home Affairs

7. Dr. M. Thambidurai

Hon'ble Member of Parliament (Rajya Sabha), Former Union Minister of Law, Justice & Company Affairs

8. Sh. M. J. Akbar

Hon'ble Former Union Minister of State for External Affairs

9. Ambassador Pankaj Saran

Former Deputy National Security Advisor ofIndia; Former Ambassador of India to Bangladesh, Russia.

During the course of their stay in France, the delegation will engage with Members of the Senate and National Assembly, think tanks, media, and a cross-section of the Indian diaspora.

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Vivek Vaibhav