India is merely a geographical expression. It is no more a single country than the equator?

Question

Winston Churchill once said " India is merely a geographical expression. It is no more a single country than the equator. What evidence exists to support this statement?

Answer 1

Normally, a country is defined by its borders. These change.

War, politics, environmental factors, are some of the things which determine the actual boundaries. fFor example, country x might be absorbed into a dominating country through war, devastation etc. The remaining portion, if there is any, could still be called, ;'India'. Possibly, Winston's

thoughts included Ceylon ( Sri Lanka) or Pakisatn as rightly part of India....?