India Pakistan Indus Water Treaty
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The analysis traces the origins of the World Bank-brokered treaty, signed on September 19, 1960, and argues that it placed significant constraints on India despite its position as the upper-riparian state.
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India skips Feb 2-3 hearings at The Hague's Court of Arbitration, calling it "illegally constituted" and refusing to submit hydropower logbooks as the 1960 Indus Water Treaty remains in abeyance since April 2025 post-Pahalgam terror attack linked to Pakistan.
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Union MinisterManohar Lal Khattar reviews NHPC hydroelectric projects across Reasi, Ramban, and Kishtwar dsitricts in Jammu & Kashmir during a two-day visit to the state. He inspected Salal Power Station on the Chenab River amid Indus Waters Treaty suspension.
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Jaishankar’s remarks come as India and Bangladesh began discussions on Thursday to renew the Ganges Water Sharing Treaty, set to expire in December 2026, 30 years after signing. Officials told The Times of India that both sides started measuring water levels in the Ganga and Padma rivers.
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PM Modi, in an NDA meet, claimed Nehru admitted the Indus Water Treaty was 'anti-farmer' & brought no benefit to India, effectively 'partitioning the country twice'.
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The Indus Waters Treaty, signed on September 19, 1960, in Karachi, was brokered by the World Bank and divided the six rivers of the Indus basin between India and Pakistan. BJP President Nadda has termed the IWT asone of the “biggest blunders” of the first Indian PM, Jawaharlal Nehru.
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In a bold diplomatic move after the Pahalgam terror attack, India suspended the Indus Water Treaty with Pakistan. A viral Hafiz Saeed video added to rising tensions, as India expelled Pakistani defense officials and shuts the Attari-Wagah border.
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External Affairs Minister S Jaishankar last week said that the Indus Waters Treaty is a technical matter and future course of action will depend on talks between the Indus Commissioners of India and Pakistan.
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The Supreme Court on Tuesday will hear the petition calling for scrapping of the Indus Water Treaty between India and Pakistan.
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TheIndia-Pakistan Indus Water Treaty covers the water distribution and sharing rights of six rivers - Beas, Ravi, Sutlej, Indus, Chenab and Jhelum. The agreement was brokered by the World Bank.
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