Senior RSS leader Indresh Kumar on Monday raised the specter of 'Akhand Bharat' again, when he put forth a concept of a union of Indian Ocean countries on the lines of the European Union (EU).

Indresh said that there are both social and economic reasons why countries around India should join together to form a friendly 'Union'.

The RSS leader was addressing the national seminar of the Himalayan Indian Ocean Nations Group where representatives from Mozambique, Panama, Nigeria, Afghanistan, Myanmar, Papua New Guinea and other countries were present.

Union of Indian Ocean countries?

Indresh said that the European Union has a member country which has a total population of 142, while another has a population of 199.

"If such countries can co-exist peacefully in a Union, then why can't the countries in the Indian sub-continent, who share the Indian Ocean, join in a similar Union?" Indresh asked.

The RSS leader said that the expenditure India has to incur in one day on its border with China, is comparable to ten years of expenditure India makes on its border with Bhutan.

Similarly, one day's expenditure on Indo-Pak border is more than a year's expenditure of India-Nepal border, Indresh Kumar said.

He also said that if friendly countries of this region form a union, then the money spent on securing the borders will be better spent on infrastructure, education and health sectors.

Indresh Kumar said that there was a time when the world politics was centered around Russia, then on France and for the past long time, it has remained centered around the United States. Now, the world politics is slowly centering around India, Indresh said.

Indresh said that what PM Modi has been able to achieve in a few hours, could not be achieved by other governments in 70 years.

Indresh said that India is at a prominent position in the world order today and that is only because of PM Modi's leadership. This is a matter of honour for the Indians.