Such statements reveal an expansionist Hindutva mindset challenging realities and violating international law, says FO
The Foreign Office on Sunday strongly condemned recent remarks by Indian Defence Minister Rajnath Singh regarding Sindh, denouncing his comments as “delusional” and “dangerously revisionist” and reflective of an “expansionist Hindutva mindset.”
In a sharply worded statement, the FO said the remarks sought to challenge “established realities” and violated “the inviolability of recognized borders, and the sovereignty of states.” It added that “such statements reveal an expansionist Hindutva mindset that seeks to challenge established realities and stands in clear violation of international law.”
The FO urged Singh and other Indian leaders to refrain from provocative rhetoric, stressing that such remarks threaten regional stability. “Indian leaders should refrain from provocative rhetoric that threatens regional peace and stability. It would be far more constructive for the Government of India to focus on ensuring the security of its own citizens, particularly vulnerable minority communities,” the statement said.
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It added that New Delhi should hold accountable those responsible for inciting or committing violence and address discrimination rooted in “religious prejudice and historical distortions.”
Singh, addressing an event hosted by the Sindhi community, said on Sunday that “borders can change,” further stating that “someday, Sindh may rejoin India.”
He also said: “Advani ji wrote in one of his books that Sindhi Hindus, especially those of his generation, still haven’t accepted the matter of separation of Sindh from India.”
Without naming the book, Singh added: “Not just in Sindh, but throughout India, Hindus considered the Indus River (Sindhu in Hindi) sacred. Many Muslims in Sindh also believed that the water of the Indus was no less sacred than the Aab-e-Zamzam (holiest of the waters) of Makkah.”
The FO responded by highlighting that India must also confront longstanding grievances in its northeast, where communities “continue to face marginalization, identity-based persecution, and cycles of state-enabled violence.”
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Reiterating its stance on Kashmir, the FO called on India to take credible steps toward resolving the Jammu and Kashmir dispute “in accordance with UN Security Council resolutions and the aspirations of the Kashmiri people.”
Pakistan, it said, remains committed to peaceful dispute resolution based on “justice, equity, and established international legal norms,” while reaffirming that the country is fully determined to safeguard its national security, independence, and sovereignty.
