India: Water treaty will remain in abeyance until Pakistan stops support to cross-border terror
India on Friday made it clear that the Indus Water Treaty (IWT) will remain in abeyance until Pakistan stops its support to cross-border terrorism.
India on Friday made it clear that the Indus Water Treaty (IWT) will remain in abeyance until Pakistan stops its support to cross-border terrorism.
The Indus Waters Treaty, a World Bank-brokered water sharing agreement between India and Pakistan, was put in abeyance as part of an immediate diplomatic response to the Pahalgam attack.
Official sources said no Court of Arbitration, much less this illegally constituted arbitral body, which has no existence in the eye of the law, has the jurisdiction to examine the legality of India's actions in exercise of its rights as a sovereign nation.
Responding to a question on the IWT while addressing his weekly media briefing, Ministry of External Affairs (MEA) spokesperson Randhir Jaiswal said, "The Indus Water Treaty remains in abeyance."
Amid strained ties, India informed Pakistan about floods in the Tawi River through its High Commission, bypassing the Indus Waters Treaty channel.
On India’s 79th Independence Day, PM Narendra Modi addressed the nation from the Red Fort, highlighting the theme of ‘Naya Bharat’ (New India).
Pakistan Prime Minister Shehbaz Sharif has warned India of severe consequences if it attempts to stop or alter the flow of Indus River waters, amid tensions over the suspension of the Indus Waters Treaty.
Pakistan’s Bilawal Bhutto has urged citizens to unite against Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi, warning of war if New Delhi continues to keep the Indus Water Treaty suspended amid escalating India-Pakistan tensions.
Taking to platform X, Ramesh condemned Jaishankar's statement, calling the Indus Waters Treaty "communal appeasement" by India's first Prime Minister, Jawaharlal Nehru.
India has strongly refuted Pakistan's claims regarding the Indus Water Treaty at the United Nations Security Council (UNSC), saying that the neighbouring country has violated the treaty's spirit by inflicting three wars and thousands of terror attacks on India, resulting in over 20,000 Indian lives lost in the last four decades.
