On June 19, 2026, the Parliamentary Standing Committee on External Affairs, headed by Congress leader Shashi Tharoor, received an elaborate briefing from senior officials as part of preparations for the committee’s June 22–25 visit to Jammu and Kashmir. Members of the committee sought information on several key concerns of Indian foreign policy and bilateral relations. Questions were raised regarding India’s security-centric Pakistan policy and the future of cross-Line of Control (LoC) links.