US EditionIndus Waters Treaty cannot be unilaterally suspended: World Bank president
- Following the April 22, 2025 terror attack in Pahalgam that resulted in 26 deaths, India decided to put the Indus Waters Treaty on hold and closed the Attari-Wagah border crossing.
- The treaty, finalized in 1960 after nearly a decade of discussions brokered by the World Bank, cannot be changed or halted without the agreement of both India and Pakistan.
- World Bank President Ajay Banga stated the Bank's role is limited to administrative duties set at the treaty's inception and emphasized no unilateral changes are allowed.
- Pakistan formally responded, affirming the treaty remains fully operational and binding, while reiterating it will defend its rights at all international forums.
- India's suspension and related actions signal increased tensions with potential impacts on future talks and regional stability, as both sides maintain firm positions on the treaty's status.
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India has broken the water treaty with Pakistan and wants to completely shut down the rivers, which threatens the lives of millions of people in the future of similar conflicts.
On 23 April 2025, the Indian Government suspended the Indus River Water Treaty in response to a terrorist attack in the Allied Territory of Jammu and Kashmir in northern India, which heightened Pakistan's long-standing fears that India would cause flooding or drought in Pakistan. The fact is that India controls the origins of the Indus, which provides water to 80 per cent of Pakistan's agricultural and hydropower industries. The consequences of …
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Pakistan writes to India: Begs to reconsider Indus Water Treaty abeyance
Delhi, May 14: As ceasefire continues between India & Pakistan following a violent confrontation for days, Pakistan government wrote to government of India on Wednesday regarding the backlog on the Indus Water Treaty.The Ministry of Water Resources, Pakistan has appealed to the Jal Shakti Ministry of India to reconsider the Indian government's decision to revamp the suspension on the Indus Waters Treaty.Foreseeing an acute water crisis ahead wit…
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