New Delhi, May 21 -- The second group of the all-party delegations led by Shiv Sena MP Shrikant Shinde on Wednesday emplaned for the United Arab Emirates (UAE) as part of a visit to key partner countries to highlight India's firm stand against terrorism and Pakistan's role in promoting it.

The delegation will visit UAE, Liberia, Democratic Republic of Congo and Sierra Leone. This 8-member delegation also includes BJP MP Bansuri Swaraj, BJP MP Atul Garg, BJD MP Sasmit Patra, BJP's Rajya Sabha MP and senior advocate Manan Kumar Mishra, BJP leader SS Ahluwalia, IUML MP ET Mohammed Basheer and Ambassador Sujan Chinoy.

The Ministry of External Affairs spokesperson, Randhir Jaiswal, shared a picture of the delegation and captioned it as: "Uni...