What did Ishan Tharoor of 'Washington Post' ask his lawmaker dad Shashi on parliamentary delegation visit overseas on Op. Sindoor?

 "Have any of the government interlocutors (of various countries including the US) asked you to show evidence of Pakistan's involvement in the initial attack in Pahalgam" -- asked Ishan Tharoor of 'Washington Post' to his dad at the media briefing in Washington. 

Congress lawmaker from Kerala Shashi Tharoor reponded by saying, "I am very glad you asked this question. I did not plant ... I promise you (he told the audience). This guy does this to his dad".  

Then he continued: "Very simply ... no one had any doubt. We were not asked about the evidence. But media have asked and you (Ishan) are speaking for your tribe....

Two or three places, media asked this question.

Let me say very clearly, that India would not have done this without convincing evidence. There are three particular reasons I want to draw attention to all of you.....

The first - there is a 37 years of pattern of repeated terror attacks from Pakistan accompanied by repeated denials.   I mean Americans haven't forgotten that Pakistan did not know allegedly where Osama bin Laden was untill he was found in a Pakistani safe house close to an army camp in a cantonment city.

That's Pakistan. Mumbai attacks, they denied having anything to do with it. One of the terrorists was captured alive... his name, address, identity in Pakistan, everything was revealed......".

"The US intelligence as well as ours recorded the chilling voice of the Pakistani handler ......So we know what Pakistan is all about. 

In anther interaction, on Pakistan appointed as vice chair of UNSC counter terrorism body, Congress MP Shashi Tharoor said: 

"...We are not exactly friendless on the Security Council. So we're fairly confident that that is going to be a designation without much practical consequence. 

"But of course, we have our mission at the UN that will monitor this carefully. Our delegation did not go to the UN. For us, it's more of a series of bilateral exercises with countries that we believe need to be sensitised to our point of view. 

And as I said, that mission has been successful." 

He also said:  

"...From our point of view, we're always willing to talk. We have multiple languages in common with the Pakistanis. We can talk to them in any language they want, but unfortunately, they prefer the language of force and this is why we've had to reply in that language. 

There can be no equivalence between terrorists and their victims; there can be no equivalence between a state that provides safe haven to terrorists and a state that has repeatedly been at the receiving end of terrorist attacks...".