US EditionIndia Says It Will Never Restore Indus Water Treaty with Pakistan
INDIA, JUN 21 – India plans to divert water from the Indus river system to Rajasthan, cutting Pakistan's water supply by 20%, following treaty suspension after a terror attack blamed on Pakistan.
- In a June 21 interview, Home Minister Amit Shah stated that India will not reinstate the Indus Waters Treaty with Pakistan and plans to redirect the water normally flowing to Pakistan for domestic needs.
- India suspended its involvement in the 1960 treaty following the killing of 26 civilians in Kashmir, an incident that the Indian government characterized as terrorism.
- Shah stated India will construct a 113km canal to divert water to Rajasthan, aiming to starve Pakistan of water it has been receiving unjustifiably under the treaty.
- He said, "No, it will never be restored" and warned that blocking water to Pakistan would be considered "an act of war," while Islamabad plans a legal challenge.
- Shah's remarks have diminished Islamabad's hopes for negotiations, leaving the treaty dormant and escalating tensions despite a ceasefire agreed upon last month.
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After a three-day war, the weapons killed between India and Pakistan on May 10, 2025. But the differences between them around their border and terrorism in Kashmir are far from being resolved. New Delhi has just affirmed that the treaty on the waters of the Indus River, which crosses the two countries, would never be restored. A martial declaration.
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