US EditionIndian PM vows to divert key water resources amid tensions with Pakistan
- On May 6, 2025, Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi announced that India would halt its water-sharing obligations under the decades-old Indus Waters Treaty with Pakistan.
- The suspension followed escalating tensions after a deadly April 22 attack on tourists in Indian-administered Kashmir, which India blamed on Pakistan while Pakistan denied involvement.
- The treaty governs key rivers critical to Pakistan's agriculture and consumption, including the Chenab, where Pakistan reports unnatural water flow changes amid ongoing border gunfire since April 24.
- Modi declared that water originating in India, which previously crossed into neighboring countries, will now be retained to benefit India, while Pakistan has responded by stating that any interference with its rivers could be viewed as a declaration of war.
- The suspension risks deepening regional conflict and severe agricultural impacts, with UN chief Antonio Guterres urging maximum restraint to prevent escalation between these nuclear neighbors.
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The South of Pakistan is dependent on the Indus' water. A reduction in the amount of water by further withdrawals from inflows in Afghanistan or India would result in dramatic losses.
India is threatening to drain the rivers that irrigate Pakistan after tearing up the water-sharing treaty between the two countries.
What to Know About Pakistan's Ongoing Water Crisis
As military tensions continue to flare up between India and Pakistan, India’s Prime Minister Narendra Modi vowed earlier this week to stop water from crossing the border into Pakistan, saying “India’s water will be used for India’s interests.” [time-brightcove not-tgx=”true”] On April 23, Modi suspended a 1960 treaty that allows the two countries to share water from the Indus Basin. Building infrastructure to stop the flow of water into Pakistan…
In addition to the Kashmir conflict, India threatens to turn off Pakistan's water. Does the good decide on war and peace in the future? The political scientist Thomas Bernauer is skeptical.
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