Overview
- Speaking at a Sindhi Samaj Sammelan in New Delhi, the defence minister said Sindh is part of India civilisationally and suggested the region could rejoin India someday.
- He quoted L. K. Advani to stress enduring emotional ties, noting reverence for the Indus River among Hindus and that many Muslims in Sindh viewed its waters as sacred.
- Singh linked the community outreach to the Citizenship Amendment Act, describing it as protection for persecuted minorities from neighboring countries.
- Outlets highlighted that the remarks follow a year of heightened India–Pakistan tensions, including Operation Sindoor, and may draw a sharp response from Pakistan.
- Singh’s earlier September address in Morocco asserted that Pakistan-occupied Kashmir would, in his view, integrate with India without aggressive steps.