He also warned Islamabad against “misadventures” in the area.
The 96-km estuary is the site of a territorial dispute between India and Pakistan. While New Delhi holds that the boundary between the two countries lies in the middle of the creek, Islamabad claims that the boundary lies on the eastern bank.
Singh accused Pakistan of harbouring “ill intentions” about the creek, saying that India has tried to resolve the matter through dialogue several times.
The defence minister said that during the 1965 war, the Indian Army had demonstrated that it was capable of reaching Lahore. “Today, in 2025, Pakistan must remember that one route to Karachi passes through the creek,” he asserted.
The history of political revolutions shows that they rarely achieve their objectives, Bhagwat said during h