Pakistan on Sunday condemned Indian Defense Minister Rajnath Singh for his recent remarks suggesting Sindh can “return to India,” dubbing the commentary “delusional, revisionist and a threat to regional stability.”
According to Indian media, Singh had said that even though Sindh was longer a part of India, it would “civilizationally” always be part of it. “And as far as land is concerned, borders can change. Who knows, tomorrow Sindh may return to India again,” he said, claiming Sindhi Hindus of his generation had never fully accepted the province’s accession to Pakistan.
Responding to the remarks, the Foreign Office issued a statement asserting that Singh’s comments reflected an “expansionist Hindutva mindset” in violation of international law, recognized borders, and the sovereignty of states. It urged Indian leaders to cease provocative rhetoric, advising them to focus instead on ensuring the security of India’s own citizens, particularly vulnerable minority communities, by holding perpetrators of faith-based violence accountable and addressing discrimination rooted in historical distortions.
It said India should also pay attention to longstanding grievances in its northeast, where communities continue to face marginalization, identity-based persecution and “cycles of state-enabled violence.”
The Foreign Office reaffirmed its stance on Kashmir, calling on Delhi to take “credible steps” toward resolving the Jammu and Kashmir dispute in line with U.N. Security Council resolutions and the aspirations of the Kashmiri people. It said Pakistan remained committed to peaceful dispute resolution on the basis of justice and international law, but would continue to safeguard its security, independence and sovereignty.