New Delhi: Foreign secretary Vikram Misri on Tuesday (May 20) briefed three of the seven multi-party delegations leaving abroad as part of the Union government’s diplomatic outreach on talking points including cross-border terrorism originating from Pakistan, the objectives of Operation Sindoor, Pakistan’s attempts to hyphenate itself with India in the global community, and the Indus Water Treaty, The Wire has learnt.According to sources, the primary objective is to highlight cross-border terrorism originating from Pakistan, which India views as the trigger for its actions.During one of the press conferences during the operation, Misri had pointed out that India’s attack on the Jaish-e-Mohammed facility in Bahawalpur was also connected to the killing of Wall Street Journal reporter Daniel Pearl.This is part of the pitch in various world capitals – that Pakistan’s terror infrastructure has global implications beyond the region.While India has consistently described Pakistan as the “epicentre” of terrorism, that term has not been widely adopted by other countries, who reserve it for their own strategic purposes – for instance, the US uses it to refer to Iran.Delegates were also given an explanation of the rationale behind the ‘new normal’ approach of military responses to terror attacks, with the Indian government having publicly stated that Operation Sindoor remains ongoing to meet the threat of cross-border attacks.According to MPs who attended the briefing on Tuesday, the delegations will focus on terror emanating from Pakistan and its support to terror groups in the past decades that led to the Pahalgam terror attack last month, in which 26 civilians were killed.The Wire has learnt that MPs will communicate that Pahalgam was an act of terror that led to Operation Sindoor, where India struck terror sites in Pakistan and not civilians or military establishments.It will also be communicated that despite this, Pakistan responded with counter strikes.While the exact talking points will be provided once the delegations reach their destinations, they are likely to meet their hosts not just through formal channels but also engage with academic agencies, think tanks, the media and civil society to communicate India’s concerns.Sources also said that it will also be communicated that Pakistan tries to use a fake narrative to hyphenate itself with India and portray itself as a victim in the international community.They added that it will be communicated that India, unlike Pakistan, has a long tradition of democracy, while Pakistan has long supported terror groups.Given the global sensitivity around water issues, delegates were also briefed about India’s decision to place the Indus Waters Treaty in “abeyance” following the Pahalgam terror attack, The Wire has learnt.The countries selected for the visits by the seven multi-party delegations include permanent members of the UN Security Council, G7 states, key G20 economies, and both serving and incoming non-permanent members of the Security Council.The teams briefed on Tuesday included the ones led by Janata Dal (United) MP Sanjay Kumar Jha, who will visit Japan, Singapore, South Korea, Malaysia and Indonesia; the Shiv Sena MP Shrikant Shinde-led delegation to the UAE, Liberia, the Democratic Republic of the Congo and Sierra Leone; and the Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam MP Kanimozhi-led delegation to Spain, Greece, Slovenia, Latvia and Russia.Officials said the exercise is meant to counter Pakistan’s efforts to frame Indian strikes as partisan moves influenced by the “BJP-RSS” worldview, without support from the rest of the country.The government has earlier said while announcing that delegations will be sent abroad that the diplomatic outreach by seven teams will “project India’s national consensus and resolute approach to combating terrorism in all forms and manifestations”.The delegations will leave on Wednesday, just days after the four-day long military conflict with Pakistan ended on May 10 following the launch of Operation Sindoor on May 7, when the Indian military struck nine targets in Pakistan and Pakistan-occupied Kashmir in retaliation to the Pahalgam terror attack.On May 10, the conflict ended with US President Donald Trump announcing that he had mediated a ceasefire between the two countries.India has maintained that the decision to stop hostilities was taken bilaterally.