India’s decision to hold Indus Waters Treaty in abeyance remains in force: MEA
The Ministry of External Affairs (MEA) on Saturday reiterated that India’s decision to hold the Indus Waters Treaty (IWT) in abeyance remains in force.
The Ministry of External Affairs (MEA) on Saturday reiterated that India’s decision to hold the Indus Waters Treaty (IWT) in abeyance remains in force.
India has reiterated that the Indus Waters Treaty (IWT) will be held in abeyance till “the global epicentre of terror” Pakistan mends its ways.
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."
This optimistic outlook was shared by senior BJP leader and former Leader of Opposition, Rajendra Singh Rathore, during a press conference held here.
Congress MP Shashi Tharoor, who is leading a multiparty delegation to Colombia, has claimed that the Indus Waters Treaty's (IWT) spirit has been repeatedly betrayed over the years due to terrorism sponsored by Pakistan.
In the aftermath of Operation Sindoor and the horrific April 22 attack in Pahalgam, Jammu & Kashmir ~ where 26 civilians, mostly tourists, lost their lives ~ the government’s sharpened focus on the Indus river system marks a significant shift in India’s strategic posture.
Agar firdaus bar roo-e zameen ast, Hameen ast-o hameen ast-o hameen ast. “If there is a paradise on earth, It is this, it is this, it is this” ~ Amir Khusrau
After the Central government suspended the Indus Waters Treaty (IWT) in response to the killing of 26 tourists by Pakistan-backed terrorists in Pahalgam, authorities on Sunday closed the sluice spillways of the Baglihar hydroelectric project dam in Ramban district, Jammu and Kashmir, affecting the flow of Chenab waters to Pakistan.
Following the dastardly massacre of innocent Hindu tourists at Pahalgam, India swiftly declared that it will put the 1960 Indus Water Treaty (IWT), brokered by the World Bank, on abeyance.
The government of Pakistan has decided to issue a formal diplomatic notice to India over its "unilateral decision" to put the Indus Waters Treaty (IWT) in abeyance after the Pehalgam terror attack in which 26 innocent civilians were gunned down by four terrorists, including two Pakistanis
