Washington, June 4 -- Congress MP Shashi Tharoor, who is leading the all-party delegation to the US, said Operation Sindoor was a "brilliantly chosen name" and explained its significance. The delegation is visiting ley global capitals as part of the government's big diplomatic outreach to highlight its stand on terrorism following operation Sindoor.

During an interaction session at the National Press Club in the US on Wednesday (local time), Tharoor noted that the colour of sindoor is not very different from the colour of blood and even used the Hindi expression "khoon ka badla khoon" and said that here it was 'sindoor ka badla khoon', meaning blood in response to what the terrorists have done to the sindoor.

When asked why India chose ...