The treaty survived two wars -- the 1965 and 1971 India-Pakistan wars -- and several military standoffs between the two neighbours, including the 1999 Kargil war, but has now been indefinitely suspended.
India’s decision to suspend the Indus Waters Treaty with Pakistan—an agreement that has governed the sharing of river waters between the two nations since 1960—has been welcomed by Assam Chief Minister Himanta Biswa Sarma, who called it a “calibrated, lawful, and strategic measure.”
The Cabinet Committee on Security, at a meeting called to deliberate on the follow-up on Pahalgam terror attack, classified Pakistani envoys as persona non grata.
India on Tuesday welcomed the ruling of the World Bank-appointed neutral expert that he is competent to address certain issues related to projects under the Indus Water Treaty, in what is being seen as a setback to Pakistan.
Peoples Conference president Sajjad Lone on Wednesday sharply criticized Jammu and Kashmir Chief Minister Omar Abdullah's remark on the Indus Water Treaty, dismissing them as "right-wing gibberish" intended to appease the BJP.
The team arrived at Jammu on Sunday and flew to Kishtwar in helicopters to examine the power projects coming up on the Chenab River that comes under the IWT.
On being asked why Pakistan is making such statements while undergoing an economic crisis, Shekhawat said
New Delhi has called on Islamabad to enter into inter-governmental negotiations within 90 days to rectify the material breach of the treaty by Pakistan.
The two countries would hold the PCIW level talks in New Delhi for the next two days to discuss the water issues as the country continues to bear a heavy brunt of water scarcity.
The Committee observed that although the Indus Water Treaty has stood the test of time, it "was framed on the basis of knowledge and technology existing at the time of its agreement in the 1960s" when the perspective of both the nations at that time was confined to river management and usage of water through the construction of dams, barrages, canals and hydro-power generation.
