Borders Can Change: Sindh May Return to India, says Rajnath Singh
Rajnath Singh invokes civilisational ties and Advani’s views on Sindh during address
GG News Bureau
New Delhi, 23rd Nov: Defence Minister Rajnath Singh has said that although the Sindh region is not a part of India today, borders are not permanent and the region could “return home to India” someday. He made the remarks during a public address while recalling historical and cultural ties that Sindhi Hindus maintain with their ancestral land.
Sindh, located near the Indus River, became part of Pakistan following the 1947 Partition, leading to a mass migration of Sindhi Hindus to India. Singh said this displacement was never emotionally accepted by early generations of Sindhi leaders, including former Deputy Prime Minister LK Advani.
Quoting Advani, the Defence Minister noted that Sindhi Hindus still consider the region an intrinsic part of India’s civilisational identity. He added that reverence for the Indus River extended beyond faith boundaries. “Many Muslims in Sindh also believed that the water of the Indus was no less sacred than the Aab-e-Zamzam of Mecca,” he said.
Singh asserted that while political control over Sindh may have changed, its cultural and spiritual roots remain linked to India. “As far as land is concerned, borders can change. Who knows, tomorrow Sindh may return to India again,” he said, reaffirming solidarity with Sindhi communities worldwide.
The Minister also recalled his earlier statement in Morocco, where he expressed confidence that Pakistan-occupied Kashmir (PoK) would reunite with India without any aggressive action. He said the situation in PoK is shifting internally, with residents increasingly voicing their demands for freedom from Pakistani control.
The Defence Minister further referred to ongoing debates during India’s Operation Sindoor, where some experts suggested extending operations deeper into PoK to reclaim territory that rightfully belongs to India.
