Bhagwat Calls For Improved Relations With Neighbors Once Part Of Bharat

Amid strained relations between India and some of its neighboring countries, particularly Pakistan, over terrorism, Mohan Bhagwat, the Sarsanghchalak (chief) of the Rashtriya Swayamsevak Sangh (RSS), on Wednesday called for improved ties with neighboring regions, many of which, he noted, were once part of Bharat.

- RAJESH KUMAR THAKUR @ New Delhi

"Once, most of the Bharat's neighboring countries were Bharat. The geography is the same; the river is the same, the people are the same, the forests remain the same; only lines were drawn on maps," Bhagwat said, stressing the importance of enhancing the sense of 'belonging' among the people of the neighboring regions.

On the second day of the Sangh's Centenary Lecture Series — 100 Years of Sangh's Journey: New Horizon—the RSS chief pointed out, "Our first duty is to foster a sense of belonging among these people".