This public endorsement from Advani, a prominent Hindu leader, gave rise to much speculation and media coverage, but the Ministry of Foreign Affairs in Pakistan responded by calling the idea a "mirage," stating that both nations were sovereign in their own rite and this status was in their view "irreversible."[7] The Pakistani attitude towards some sort of union between neighbouring India has been generally hesitant, as many in the country restate that the purpose for the partition was driven out of the reasoning that the Muslim minority in India would not have an equal voice under a Hindu-majority government, where they would be outvoted 3 to 1.[8] Some leaders throughout other nations of South Asia have discussed the practicality of this idea. Some advocates added ideas such as the two nations retaining their sovereignty but issuing and dealing in the same currency and also signing an accord with which they can resolve problems related to defence with world powers with world powers like the United States, European Union and Russia.