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Indus Water Treaty

OpIndia Explains

Who owns a river?

Divyansh Tiwari -
Who really controls a river that crosses borders? On paper, rivers belong to no single country once they become transboundary systems. There are treaties, international principles, arbitration mechanisms and expectations of cooperation between nations that share a river. 
Government and Policy

‘Terrorism will have consequences’: India slams Pakistani PM Shehbaz Sharif at UN General Assembly

OpIndia Staff -
“Our right to defend ourselves against terrorism will be exercised and continued. Terrorism by Pakistan will have consequences,” Petal Gahlot remarked.
Editor's picks

India hits back at Pakistan over Indus Waters Treaty letter to UN, accuses Pakistan of ‘misrepresenting facts’

OpIndia Staff -
During Tuesday’s briefing, Jaiswal also said Pakistan needed to show concrete action against cross-border terrorism before its statements could be taken seriously.
Editor's picks

India rejects Indus Waters Treaty arbitration award, calls Court of Arbitration ‘illegally constituted’ 

OpIndia Staff -
The government said the tribunal has no authority over India’s sovereign decisions or projects and stressed that New Delhi has never recognised the body.
News Reports

Desperate Pakistan holds unilateral Indus Waters Treaty conference to issue empty threats: Read why the exercise is futile as India won’t talk until terrorism...

Shriti Sagar -
Despite Pakistan's repeated appeals and public statements, India has made it clear that the conference and the statements made there will not change its position.
Government and Policy

India rejects another arbitration award on the Indus Valley Treaty, says the Court of Arbitration was illegally constituted

OpIndia Staff -
India has categorically rejected the latest award issued by the so-called Court of Arbitration (CoA) under the Indus Waters Treaty (IWT), describing the tribunal...
News Reports

After India suspends the Indus Water Treaty, Afghanistan announces dam construction to restrict water flow into Pakistan

OpIndia Staff -
The Afghan Ministry of Water and Energy confirmed that Akhundzada had instructed officials to immediately begin work on dams.
Opinions

Did you know: Jawaharlal Nehru signed the controversial Indus Water Treaty with Pakistan without parliament approval, and despite protests by some Congress MPs

Shraddha Pandey -
Nehru defended his decision of not consulting the parliament or taking the MPs into confidence before signing the Indus Waters Treaty, let alone expressing any remorse over the blunder.
News Reports

After Pakistan’s Army Chief Asim Munir, PM Shehbaz Sharif threatens India with consequences if the water of Indus River is stopped

OpIndia Staff -
Pakistan PM Shehbaz Sharif claimed that Pakistan will not let India snatch even a drop of Pakistan's water in the Indus River.
News Reports

Pakistan sinks to a new low, blocks supply of clean water, gas, and newspapers to Indian diplomats stationed in the country

OpIndia Staff -
Indian diplomats and their families in Pakistan have been forced to search for costly and scarce alternatives without much success.
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