At first glance, Sir Creek appears to be nothing more than a remote sliver of swamp – a 96-kilometre-long strip of tidal estuary where the Arabian Sea meets the marshy landmass of the Rann of Kutch. Yet beneath its murky waters lies a geopolitical riddle that has defied resolution for decades. Between India and Pakistan, this disputed creek is not just a boundary line – it is a symbol of how geography, history, and strategic interests entwine in South Asia’s most sensitive frontier. Sir Creek, located between Gujarat’s Kutch region and Pakistan’s Sindh province, looks deceptively insignificant on the map.

But as every strategist knows, appearances in geopolitics can mislead. “In border disputes,” Lt. Gen. Satish Nambiar once observed, “even a patch of sand or swamp can define the perimete

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