Indus Treaty Dispute
India rejects Pakistan's UN Security Council letter regarding the Indus Waters Treaty.
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India has rejected Pakistan’s circulation of a letter to the U.N. Security Council concerning a Court of Arbitration decision on the 1960 Indus Waters Treaty. Foreign Ministry spokesperson Randhir Jaiswal said the tribunal was illegally constituted, lacked jurisdiction over India, and was being misrepresented by Pakistan as a ruling of the Permanent Court of Arbitration. The tribunal said the treaty remains in force and that India could not unilaterally suspend it, but New Delhi said it does not recognize the body or its decisions. India placed the treaty in abeyance after the April 2025 Pahalgam attack, which killed 26 people, and says it will remain suspended until Pakistan takes credible and irreversible action against cross-border terrorism.
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The 1960 treaty gives India unrestricted use of the Ravi, Beas and Sutlej rivers, while Pakistan has control over the Indus, Jhelum and Chenab rivers.
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India says it has never recognised the Court of Arbitration or participated in its proceedings, and therefore considers the tribunal’s pronouncements irrelevant to its actions.
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New Delhi specifically argues that the tribunal has no authority over India’s sovereign decisions involving hydroelectric projects on the western rivers.
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India has alleged that the Court of Arbitration was established by the World Bank in “patent breach” of the treaty’s terms, and has rejected its latest award concerning interim measures and the treaty’s status.
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Jaiswal said Pakistan must demonstrate “credible action” and a firm commitment against cross-border terrorism before the international community can believe Islamabad will fulfill its stated commitments.
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