MEA spokesperson Randhir Jaiswal asked Pakistan to take credible action against the terror infrastructure on its soil and stop relying on terrorism as an "instrument of state policy."
The MEA's response came after Pakistani Defence Minister Khawaja Asif warned that Islamabad would go to war with New Delhi if its water security were threatened.
The vessel caught fire after being hit by a missile on Monday, June 8.
The response from New Delhi came after Bangladesh Nationalist Party (BNP) Secretary General Mirza Fakhrul Islam Alamgir's remarks that the future of India-Bangladesh ties hinges on renewal of the agreement.
"Those who have no locus standi on such matters should desist from making any comment on them," said MEA Official Spokesperson Randhir Jaiswal.
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."
The Ministry of External Affairs' (MEA) sharp reaction came in the wake of several attacks on minorities, especially Hindus in the neighbouring country, that came to light of late.
India on Friday expressed its deep concern over reports that China is developing road and military infrastructure at the Shaksgam Valley, a territory ceded by Pakistan to Beijing.
The MEA said New Delhi had taken note of the remarks made by Pakistani foreign ministry spokesperson Tahir Andrabi and dismissed them as baseless.
The MEA clarified that only about 20-25 youth had gathered outside the Bangladeshi High Commission in Delhi and raised slogans in protest against the brutal killing of Dipu Chandra Das in Mymensingh.
