Overview
- India’s defence minister told a Sindhi community event in Delhi that Sindh is civilisationally part of India and said political borders can change.
- Rajnath Singh cited L. K. Advani’s observation that many Sindhi Hindus never accepted Sindh’s separation from India in 1947.
- Pakistan’s Foreign Ministry denounced the remarks as violating recognized borders and state sovereignty and urged Indian leaders to avoid inflammatory rhetoric.
- In its rebuttal, Pakistan urged India to address domestic grievances in the Northeast and referenced the Jammu and Kashmir dispute.
- Reports indicate heightened diplomatic rhetoric with no sign of policy shifts, military movements, or legal actions by either side.