Indus Water Treaty Was Entered Into by Nehru that Allowed World Bank to Decide on Fate of Water of Rivers Originating From India: PM Modi in LS.
INDIA, JUL 29 – PM Modi criticized Congress for diplomatic missteps including the Indus Waters Treaty and Most Favored Nation status with Pakistan, highlighting the current government’s corrective measures.
- External Affairs Minister S. Jaishankar addressed the Rajya Sabha on July 30, 2025, discussing the Indus Waters Treaty and Operation Sindoor.
- Jaishankar criticized the 1960 Indus Waters Treaty signed by Jawaharlal Nehru as an act of appeasement that ignored India's farmers and failed to prevent terrorism.
- He said India placed the treaty in abeyance citing cross-border terrorism and emphasized that "blood and water will not flow together" until Pakistan stops supporting terror.
- Jaishankar recounted India has faced terror since 1947, referenced attacks including Pahalgam and Mumbai, and stated the Modi government corrected Nehru's mistakes by suspending the treaty.
- The Congress party strongly criticized Jaishankar's remarks as atrocious, accusing him of abandoning professionalism and attacking Nehru unfairly amid the ongoing parliamentary debate.
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