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Indus Treaty talks not to be affected by Indo-Pak tension: Govt
Talks between India and Pakistan on the Indus Water Treaty will not be affected by the rising tension between the two countries, the Centre said on Tuesday.
Talks between India and Pakistan on the Indus Water Treaty will not be affected by the rising tension between the two countries, the Centre said on Tuesday.
There is no question of abrogating the treaty. The present level of tension will have no bearing on the talks being held on Wednesday, Minister of State for Water Resources Bijoya Chakraborty told a news agency. She termed the commissioner level meeting as a routine one and said India would share data pertaining to flood forecast and the talks will be held as per the international treaty signed between the two countries in September 1960.
Criticising Pakistan President Pervez Musharraf`s comments on the communal riots in India, Chakraborty said This meeting should send a signal that India wants to cooperate and people of the two countries can have safe and good water. On the meeting, she said the upper riparian countries have always cooperated with the lower riparian states and cited that India had always received help in this regard from countries like China and Nepal as far as international rivers in its eastern part were concerned.
The treaty, which came into effect retrospectively from April 1, 1960, envisages that waters of Sutlej, Beas and Ravi be utilised by India while those of Indus, Chenab and Jhelum by Pakistan. Bureau Report
There is no question of abrogating the treaty. The present level of tension will have no bearing on the talks being held on Wednesday, Minister of State for Water Resources Bijoya Chakraborty told a news agency. She termed the commissioner level meeting as a routine one and said India would share data pertaining to flood forecast and the talks will be held as per the international treaty signed between the two countries in September 1960.
Criticising Pakistan President Pervez Musharraf`s comments on the communal riots in India, Chakraborty said This meeting should send a signal that India wants to cooperate and people of the two countries can have safe and good water. On the meeting, she said the upper riparian countries have always cooperated with the lower riparian states and cited that India had always received help in this regard from countries like China and Nepal as far as international rivers in its eastern part were concerned.
The treaty, which came into effect retrospectively from April 1, 1960, envisages that waters of Sutlej, Beas and Ravi be utilised by India while those of Indus, Chenab and Jhelum by Pakistan. Bureau Report