India must uphold water-sharing treaty with Pakistan, international court says
The court said the treaty remains fully in force and barred India from concrete work on the Ratle dam wall until a 2027 expert ruling.
- On Monday, the Permanent Court of Arbitration ruled that India must limit construction on a Kashmir hydroelectric plant and uphold the Indus Waters Treaty with Pakistan, which India suspended last year.
- India suspended the treaty last year, which ensures water supply to 80% of Pakistani farms, marking a departure from the 1960 agreement both nations had honored despite prior regional conflicts.
- Agreeing with Pakistan, the court restricted India from building the Ratle Hydro-Electric Plant dam wall above specific levels until 90 days after a World Bank-appointed neutral expert issues a decision.
- India's Ministry of Foreign Affairs rejected the verdict "categorically," stating the court lacks jurisdiction over sovereign decisions and its pronouncements will have no effect on India's projects.
- A neutral expert will determine by July 2027 whether hydroelectric projects in the Himalayan region comply with treaty obligations, while the court affirmed the Indus Waters Treaty remains fully in force.
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India hits at Hague Body over Pakistan-favouring Indus award
New Delhi: India on August 31, 2026, categorically rejected an award issued by the Hague-based Court of Arbitration on the Indus Waters Treaty, calling the body “illegally constituted” and asserting that its decisions would have no effect on India’s sovereign actions or hydroelectric projects. The Ministry of External Affairs (MEA) said India had never recognised the legal existence of the arbitral body and had consistently refused to participat…
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India rejects The Hague court's ruling on Indus Waters Treaty
New Delhi: India on Monday, August 31, rejected the Permanent Court of Arbitration’s order setting aside its decision to suspend the Indus Waters Treaty with Pakistan, saying the “illegally constituted” body has no jurisdiction to comment on New Delhi’s sovereign decisions. The Ministry of External Affairs (MEA) said India’s decision to hold the Indus Waters Treaty (IWT) in abeyance remains in force. New Delhi decided to put the IWT in abeyance …
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