India, June 5 -- Shashi Tharoor of the Congress took aim at Pakistan for supporting terrorism during a diplomatic visit to the United States, invoking Hillary Clinton's famous warning about "breeding vipers" to highlight the dangers of Pakistan's long-standing links with terror groups.

The Congress MP is leading a multi-party Indian delegation to the US at a time when a Pakistani group, headed by former foreign minister Bilawal Bhutto-Zardari, is also in Washington. Both teams are lobbying global lawmakers and political leaders to support their respective national narratives, especially following the recent cross-border tensions sparked after the April 22 Pahalgam attack.

Shashi Tharoor responded to the Pakistani delegation's claims tha...