Om Birla's 'Friendship Groups' Unite MPs: Shinde to Chidambaram Lead Global Outreach

• Lok Sabha Speaker Om Birla forms parliamentary 'friendship groups' to expand India’s inter-parliamentary engagement with over 60 countries.
• Groups include MPs from across party lines, from 39-year-old Shrikant Shinde to 80-year-old P Chidambaram, emphasizing bipartisan representation.
• Senior opposition leaders like Akhilesh Yadav, Supriya Sule, Kanimozhi, Shashi Tharoor, and Asaduddin Owaisi will lead delegations to various nations.
• Key BJP leaders such as Baijayant Panda, Ravi Shankar Prasad, and Anurag Thakur are assigned to lead delegations to countries like the US, UK, and EU.
• The initiative aims to deepen dialogue, foster sustained engagement, and project India as a unified voice on the global stage, with 64 delegations announced.