‘Delusional, revisionist’: Pakistan reacts to Rajnath Singh’s ‘Sindh may return to India’ remark

Pakistan has reacted sharply to Defence Minister Rajnath Singh’s statement suggesting the possibility of Sindh “returning to India” and stating that “borders can change”. In a separate development, an international Sindhi body has welcomed the minister’s remarks.

The Ministry of Foreign Affairs of Pakistan condemned Singh’s remarks and as “delusional” and “dangerously revisionist”.

“Such statements reveal an expansionist Hindutva mindset that seeks to challenge established realities and stand in clear violation of international law, the inviolability of recognized borders, and the sovereignty of states,” the statement said.

It urged Singh and other Indian leaders to “refrain from provocative rhetoric that threatens regional peace and stability”.

“Pakistan remains committed to peaceful resolution of all disputes with India on the basis of justice, equity and established international legal norms. At the same time, as in the past, Pakistan is firmly resolved to safeguard its security, national independence and sovereignty,” it added.

Speaking at an event on Sunday, Singh had said, “Today, the land of Sindh may not be a part of India, but civilisationally Sindh will always be a part of India. And as far as land is concerned, borders can change. Who knows, tomorrow Sindh may return to India again.”

“People of Sindh, who hold the Indus River sacred, will always be our own. No matter where they are, they will always be ours,” he added.

Meanwhile, a body of the Sindhi community, the Jeay Sindh Muttahida Mahaz (JSMM), posted on X expressing agreement with Rajnath’s remarks. The organisation said it believed “Sindhudesh” could maintain a confederal relationship with India.

“The remarks have generated profound encouragement and a renewed sense of assurance for the freedom and future of the Sindhi nation. On behalf of the entire Sindhi people, we warmly welcome and wholeheartedly appreciate this principled position,” the JSMM said.

“We regard Sindh and India as part of one shared civilizational space united through history, culture, and spiritual legacy… At present, Sindh, which was forcibly incorporated into Pakistan through British-engineered political manipulation and religious deception, is facing a systematic distortion of its history”, it added.

This is the third time in two months that Singh has spoken about the possibility of Pakistan’s borders with India getting re-drawn.

In October, during a visit to the Rann of Kutch in Gujarat, he had said, “Any misadventure by Pakistan in the Sir Creek sector will invite a decisive response… If Pakistan dares to act in Sir Creek, the reply will be so strong that it will change both history and geography.”

On September 22, in an interaction with the Indian community in Morocco the minister expressed confidence that Pakistan Occupied Kashmir (PoK) would “return to India on its own” without aggressive steps, citing growing discontent among people in the region.

“PoK will be ours on its own. Demands have started being made in PoK; you must have heard sloganeering,” Singh had said.