Indus Waters Treaty

March 20, 2026 11:50 AM

India reiterates Indus Waters Treaty to remain in abeyance until Pakistan ends support for terrorism

India has reiterated that the Indus Waters Treaty will remain in abeyance until Pakistan takes credible and irreversible steps to end support for terrorism. Speaking at a United Nations event marking World Water Day 2026, India’s Permanent Representative Harish Parvathaneni said New Delhi was compelled to take the decision after repeated provocations and failure of bilateral engagement. “It was not my intention to comment on a bilateral issue in this forum, but I am compelled to respond as...

June 28, 2025 11:47 AM

India rejects ‘Supplemental Award’ by Illegal Court of Arbitration under Indus Waters Treaty

India on Friday firmly rejected a so-called "supplemental award" issued by an illegally constituted Court of Arbitration, purportedly formed under the Indus Waters Treaty of 1960, concerning the Kishenganga and Ratle hydroelectric projects in the Union Territory of Jammu and Kashmir. In a statement, the Ministry of External Affairs (MEA) said the award, along with all prior pronouncements by this body, as illegal and void, citing the tribunal’s formation as a serious violation of the treaty it...

May 14, 2025 10:47 PM

India’s Operation Sindoor draws global support as new front against cross-border terrorism

In the wake of the tragic terrorist attack in Pahalgam on April 22, which claimed the lives of 26 innocent civilians, India has mounted a decisive and strategic response aimed at dismantling cross-border terrorism. The attack, which drew widespread condemnation and grief across the country, prompted immediate and firm action by the Government of India, with the Cabinet Committee on Security (CCS) approving a range of diplomatic and military measures targeting Pakistan’s continued support for t...

May 9, 2025 5:13 PM

World Bank has no role beyond a facilitator on Indus Waters Treaty issue: President Ajay Banga

World Bank has no role beyond being the facilitator of the Indus WatersTreaty between India and Pakistan, Ajay Banga, the President of the international financial institution said. The World Bank President clarified that it will not step in to the fix the suspension imposed on the water sharing agreement by India following the Pahalgam terrorist attack. The Indus Waters Treaty was signed in 1960 between India and Pakistan with the help of the World Bank, which is also a signatory. "We have no...

May 6, 2025 2:34 PM

NSA Doval meets PM Modi amid escalating India-Pakistan tensions over Pahalgam terror attack

National Security Advisor Ajit Doval met Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Tuesday for the second time in the past 48 hours, amid rising tensions with Pakistan following the Pahalgam terror attack in Jammu and Kashmir, which claimed 26 lives. The back-to-back high-level consultations come just ahead of the nationwide mock security drills scheduled for Wednesday — the first such exercise since the 1971 war — being conducted under the Home Ministry’s directive to bolster civil defence prepare...

April 24, 2025 12:52 PM

Explained: Indus Waters Treaty and why India has halted it after Pahalgam attack

India’s decision to suspend the Indus Waters Treaty (IWT) following the recent terror attack in Pahalgam marks a significant diplomatic escalation in its response to cross-border terrorism. On Tuesday, terrorists killed 26 tourists at the Baisaran meadow in Pahalgam, Jammu and Kashmir—a brutal strike that has become one of the deadliest in the Valley since the 2019 Pulwama attack. In response, the Ministry of External Affairs announced strong retaliatory measures, including putting the IWT i...