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Explained: Indus Waters Treaty and why India is right to ask for a review

India has access to only 19.48% of the waters of the Indus and its tributaries while Pakistan has access to the waters. New Delhi wants to increase its share.

In this Aug. 13, 2010 file photo, personnel of Border Road Organization and local volunteers work to stop the overflowing water of Indus river which was damaging a highway near Leh. Recently, India had formally notified Pakistan to “review” and “modify” the Indus Waters Treaty (IWT) under Article XII (3) of the treaty. (PTI File Photo)

opinion

Published on Sep 24, 2024 08:00 AM IST

ByAnuttama Banerji

Indus Waters Treaty must reflect new realities

New Delhi should proceed with caution since the management of cross-border water resources is a complex and delicate matter, but genuine efforts to update the treaty should be welcomed.

India formally informed Pakistan of its intent to review the treaty in early 2023 and the notice served last month is in line with those efforts. (Representative Image/PTI Photo/Kamal Kishore) (PTI)

editorials

Published on Sep 19, 2024 08:46 PM IST

ByHT Editorial

India issues Pak notice on Indus waters treaty review

The Indus Waters Treaty was signed in 1960 after nine years of negotiations between India and Pakistan, and it was brokered by the World Bank, which too is a signatory.

india news

Updated on Sep 19, 2024 05:00 AM IST

ByShishir Gupta, Rezaul H Laskar

India serves formal notice on Pakistan to review and modify Indus Waters Treaty

With this notice, India has called on Pakistan to begin government-to-government negotiations to review the treaty under the provisions of Article XII (3)

The notice was served under Article XII (3) of the treaty on August 30 this year. (Representative file photo)

india news

Published on Sep 18, 2024 04:19 PM IST

ByRezaul H Laskar

Big story: India demands modification of INDUS WATERS TREATY

This is regarded as reflecting the determination of the Modi government to set right a historical mistake.

Indian officials believe that Pakistan has been compulsively obstructive about all projects on the Indian side and has taken undue advantage of India's generosity under the Indus Waters Treaty.

india news

Updated on Sep 18, 2024 01:03 PM IST

ByShishir Gupta

Pakistan says India regularly sharing updates about floodwater flow

Pakistan acknowledges that India is sharing updates about floodwater flow under the Indus Waters Treaty.

Vehicles cross a suspension bridge over the Indus river in Gilgit.(Reuters / Representative image )

india news

Published on Jul 14, 2023 06:50 AM IST

PTI |

Won’t join proceedings at Hague tribunal: India on Indus water dispute with Pak

India contends that Pakistan’s move to approach the Hague-based tribunal was illegal since the disputes were being addressed by a neutral expert under Indus Waters Treaty

India’s decision to seek modification of the Indus Waters Treaty was a direct outcome of Pakistan’s move to approach the Permanent Court of Arbitration in 2016 (File Photo)

india news

Updated on Jul 06, 2023 08:46 PM IST

ByRezaul H Laskar

Indus Waters Treaty task force for speedy completion of projects in J&K

The meeting was held against the backdrop of India formally informing Pakistan of its intention to modify the Indus Waters Treaty of 1960

The meeting took stock of progress on various hydropower projects in the union territory of Jammu and Kashmir. (HT photo)

india news

Updated on May 26, 2023 04:31 PM IST

ByRezaul H Laskar

Pak responds to Delhi plan to modify Indus Water Treaty. MEA says examining it

Indus Water Treaty: The Indian side is now examining Pakistan’s letter and a response will be prepared in consultation with all stakeholders, external affairs ministry spokesperson Arindam Baghchi said

india news

Updated on Apr 06, 2023 09:43 PM IST

ByRezaul H Laskar

Daily brief: India questions World Bank on Indus Waters Treaty stand

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Ministry of External Affairs (MEA) spokesperson Arindam Bagchi.(ANI File photo)

india news

Published on Feb 02, 2023 08:54 PM IST

ByHT News Desk

India issues notice to Pakistan to modify Indus Waters Treaty

India was forced to issue the notice as Pakistan’s actions adversely impinged on the Indus Water Treaty’s provisions and their implementation, people familiar with the matter said

The Indus Waters Treaty was signed in 1960 after nine years of negotiations between India and Pakistan and was brokered by the World Bank. (File Photo)

india news

Updated on Jan 28, 2023 05:06 AM IST

ByRezaul H Laskar

India rejects Pakistan's objections over hydro projects

Pakistan has for long objected to the construction of the Pakal Dul and Lower Kalnai projects on tributaries of the Chenab river, saying their designs are not in line with the treaty.

The Pakal Dul project is being built on Marusadar river, a tributary of the Chenab in Kishtwar district. Lower Kalnai is being built on another tributary of the same river.(File photo)

india news

Published on Mar 25, 2021 04:44 AM IST

ByRezaul H Laskar, New Delhi

The Nehruvian imprint on Indus Waters Treaty

The Indus Waters Treaty may have prevented “another Korea”, as the World Bank had anxiously observed, but it did not fundamentally change Pakistan’s lower riparian angst nor in its perception of the upper riparian dominance of India.

As a military dictator, Khan’s diktat overrode public opinion, while the democratic Nehru had to contend with domestic opposition.(Gamma-Keystone via Getty Images)

analysis

Updated on Sep 19, 2020 05:56 AM IST

ByUttam Kumar Sinha

On China, India is making a mistake | Opinion

Beijing is using talks to consolidate its territorial gains, force India to live with the new status quo

China seems intent on continuing, below the threshold of armed conflict, coercive military pressure along the entire frontier(AFP)

columns

Updated on Sep 18, 2020 07:03 PM IST

ByBrahma Chellaney

‘Baseless narrative’: India rejects Pakistan’s claim on reduced water flow in Chenab

The Permanent Indus Commission, formed under the Indus Waters Treaty was signed between India and Pakistan in 1960. Indus commissioners of both the countries act as representatives of the respective governments for the treaty matters.

Under the Indus Waters Treaty, the western rivers, namely Indus, Chenab (in photo) and Jhelum, are allocated to Pakistan with India given some rights.(PTI File)

india news

Updated on May 09, 2020 02:45 PM IST

New Delhi | ByPress Trust of India |Posted by Anubha Rohatgi

Not concerned if India diverts water, says Pakistan

ndian’s announcement on Thursday comes in addition to other actions like withdrawal of the most favoured nation (MFN) to Pakistan and slapping of a 200 per cent duty on all imports from Islamabad in the wake of the February 14 Pulwama terror attack that killed 40 CRPF troopers.

In response to India’s decision to stop the flow of its share of water from the Beas, Ravi and Sutlej to Pakistan, Islamabad said that it was not concerned if New Delhi diverted water of the three eastern rivers.(PTI)

india news

Updated on Feb 22, 2019 01:05 PM IST

Islamabad | ByIndo Asian News Service

Pakistan destroyed Nehru’s spirit but PM will take a call on stopping water: Nitin Gadkari

Earlier on Thursday, Gadkari had talked about stopping the flow of water from India’s share to Pakistan to pressurise the country from stopping support to terrorism and improve availability of water in Indian rivers.

Nitin Gadkari said Pakistan has destroyed the spirit in which Pt Nehru gave Pakistan the right to use water of three rivers flowing through India.(Sanchit Khanna/HT PHOTO)

india news

Updated on Feb 22, 2019 02:57 PM IST

Hindustan Times | ByHT Correspondent

Will stop our share of water to Pak, says Nitin Gadkari a week after Pulwama attack

Union minister Nitin Gadkari has said the government will build projects on three rivers to divert water flowing into Pakistan.

Union minister Nitin Gadkari addressing BJP workers during party’s national executive meet at Ramlila Maidan in New Delhi on January 12, 2019. (Photo by Sanchit Khanna/ Hindustan Times)(Sanchit Khanna/HT file photo)

india news

Updated on Feb 21, 2019 11:45 PM IST

Hindutan Times, Baghpat/New Delhi | ByHT Correspondent

Pakistan team to visit Chenab basin in J-K next week under Indus Water Treaty: Report

Pakistan’s Indus Commissioner Syed Mohammad Mehar Ali Shah will arrive in India along with his two advisers, sources said.

The last tours of the commission in Pakistan and India were held in July 2013 and September 2014 respectively.(Reuters)

india news

Updated on Jan 26, 2019 07:05 PM IST

New Delhi | ByPress Trust of India

Remake the terms of the Indus treaty

Without formally withdrawing from the bilateral deal with Pakistan, India must assert its upper-riparian rights.

columns

Updated on Jan 22, 2019 07:46 AM IST

ByBrahma Chellaney

India to expedite 3 projects to stop its share of Indus waters from flowing into Pakistan

Under the Indus Waters Treaty, waters flowing in three of Indus tributaries -- the Sutlej, Beas and Ravi -- have been allotted to India; while the Chenab, Jhelum and Indus waters have been allotted to Pakistan.

India has decided to fast-track three projects to arrest the unutilised water of its share under the bilateral Indus Waters Treaty with Pakistan.(HT File Photo)

india news

Updated on Nov 25, 2018 01:23 PM IST

New Delhi | ByPress Trust of India

Only by asserting its Indus leverage can India hope to end Pakistan’s unconventional war

The Indus may be Pakistan’s jugular vein, yet a visionless and water-stressed India has allowed the Indus Water Treaty to hang like the proverbial albatross from its neck

A Ladakhi woman dressed in a traditional costume attends the ‘Sindhu Darshan’ festival in Leh, Ladakh, June 14, 2007. The annual festival is held in honour of the Indus river(REUTERS)

analysis

Updated on Sep 14, 2018 05:29 PM IST

ByBrahma Chellaney

India, Pakistan agree on official visits to both sides of Indus basin

The 115th meeting of the India-Pakistan Permanent Indus Commission (PIC) was held in Lahore on August 29-30.

The treaty was signed in 1960 and involves the Beas, Ravi, Sutlej, Indus, Chenab and Jhelum rivers.(Nitin Kanotra/HT File Photo)

india news

Updated on Aug 31, 2018 10:34 PM IST

Lahore/New Delhi | ByPress Trust of India

Indian delegation in Pakistan to hold talks on Indus Waters Treaty

Pakistan water commissioner Syed Mehr Ali Shah and additional commissioner Sheraz Jamil received the nine-member Indian delegation led by water commissioner PK Saxena on its arrival in Lahore via Wagah border.

The last meeting of the Pakistan-India Permanent Indus Commission was held in New Delhi in March during which both the sides had shared details of the water flow and the quantum of water being used under the 1960 Indus Waters Treaty.(AP/Picture for representation)

india news

Published on Aug 28, 2018 07:17 PM IST

Lahore | ByPress Trust of India

India, Pakistan to resume Indus water parleys

The water commissioners of both India and Pakistan are required to meet twice a year and coordinate technical visits to project sites and critical river headworks.

Very little water flows in the Ravi River in Lahore, Pakistan. Pakistan will reiterate its serious objections over two water storage and hydropower projects being built by India during a meet with New Delhi this week in Lahore.(Representative Image/AP Photo)

india news

Updated on Aug 27, 2018 10:11 PM IST

Hindustan Times, Islamabad | ByImtiaz Ahmad

More Kashmiri youths joining militancy now than ever before: Omar Abdullah

Alleging that more youths from Jammu and Kashmir have been joining militancy in recent years, former chief minister Omar Abdullah on Saturday regretted that “not enough attention” was paid to the state during the recent no-confidence motion in Parliament.

Coming down heavily on the BJP-PDP coalition that ruled Jammu and Kashmir from 2015 till last month, former CM Omar Abdullah said militancy was “reborn” in the state when the alliance was formed.(PTI)

india news

Published on Jul 28, 2018 08:30 PM IST

Kolkata | ByIndo Asian News Service

No agreement with Pakistan on resolving Indus Waters dispute: World Bank

The World Bank says it will continue to work with both India and Pakistan to resolve the issues in an amicable manner and in line with the treaty provisions.

Pakistan protests the inauguration of 330 MW Kishanganga hydroelectric project in Jammu and Kashmir claiming that the project on a river flowing into Pakistan will disrupt water supplies.(HT File Photo)

india news

Updated on May 23, 2018 08:54 AM IST

Press Trust of India, Washington | ByPress Trust of India

World Bank listens to Pakistan’s grievances on Indus Waters Treaty

World Bank meeting took place days after Prime Minister Narendra Modi inaugurated the 330 MW Kishanganga hydroelectric project in Jammu and Kashmir amid protests from Pakistan which claims that the project on a river flowing into Pakistan will disrupt water supplies.

Pakistan’s Foreign Office says inauguration of Kishanganga hydroelectric project without resolution will tantamount to violation of the Indus Waters 1960 that regulates the use of waters in the shared rivers.(HT File Photo)

india news

Published on May 22, 2018 09:24 AM IST

Press Trust of India, Washington | ByPress Trust of India

Pakistan to raise India’s ‘violation’ of Indus Waters Treaty with World Bank: Report

Prime Minister Narendra Modi had inaugurated the Kishanganga hydroelectric power plant in Jammu and Kashmir amid protests from Islamabad, which claims that the project on a river flowing into Pakistan will disrupt water supplies.

Pakistan’s Foreign Office on Friday voiced concern over the inauguration of the hydroelectric project by Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Saturday.(File Photo)

india news

Updated on May 20, 2018 06:39 PM IST

PTI, Islamabad | ByHT Correspondent

Pakistan says its policy of restraint on LoC should not be treated as weakness

The Pakistan Foreign Office spokesperson warned that any Indian “misadventure” on the LoC and Working Boundary could lead to a strategic miscalculation.

A view of an Indian border post near fencing on the Line of Control (LoC) in Balakot Sector in Poonch.(PTI File Photo)

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Published on Mar 29, 2018 09:12 PM IST

Press Trust of India, Islamabad | ByPress Trust of India

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India has access to only 19.48% of the waters of the Indus and its tributaries while Pakistan has access to the waters. New Delhi wants to increase its share.

New Delhi should proceed with caution since the management of cross-border water resources is a complex and delicate matter, but genuine efforts to update the treaty should be welcomed.

The Indus Waters Treaty was signed in 1960 after nine years of negotiations between India and Pakistan, and it was brokered by the World Bank, which too is a signatory.

With this notice, India has called on Pakistan to begin government-to-government negotiations to review the treaty under the provisions of Article XII (3)

This is regarded as reflecting the determination of the Modi government to set right a historical mistake.

Pakistan acknowledges that India is sharing updates about floodwater flow under the Indus Waters Treaty.

India contends that Pakistan’s move to approach the Hague-based tribunal was illegal since the disputes were being addressed by a neutral expert under Indus Waters Treaty

The meeting was held against the backdrop of India formally informing Pakistan of its intention to modify the Indus Waters Treaty of 1960

Indus Water Treaty: The Indian side is now examining Pakistan’s letter and a response will be prepared in consultation with all stakeholders, external affairs ministry spokesperson Arindam Baghchi said

Here are today’s top news, analysis, and opinion. Know all about the latest news and other news updates from Hindustan Times.

India was forced to issue the notice as Pakistan’s actions adversely impinged on the Indus Water Treaty’s provisions and their implementation, people familiar with the matter said

Pakistan has for long objected to the construction of the Pakal Dul and Lower Kalnai projects on tributaries of the Chenab river, saying their designs are not in line with the treaty.

The Indus Waters Treaty may have prevented “another Korea”, as the World Bank had anxiously observed, but it did not fundamentally change Pakistan’s lower riparian angst nor in its perception of the upper riparian dominance of India.

Beijing is using talks to consolidate its territorial gains, force India to live with the new status quo

The Permanent Indus Commission, formed under the Indus Waters Treaty was signed between India and Pakistan in 1960. Indus commissioners of both the countries act as representatives of the respective governments for the treaty matters.

ndian’s announcement on Thursday comes in addition to other actions like withdrawal of the most favoured nation (MFN) to Pakistan and slapping of a 200 per cent duty on all imports from Islamabad in the wake of the February 14 Pulwama terror attack that killed 40 CRPF troopers.

Earlier on Thursday, Gadkari had talked about stopping the flow of water from India’s share to Pakistan to pressurise the country from stopping support to terrorism and improve availability of water in Indian rivers.

Union minister Nitin Gadkari has said the government will build projects on three rivers to divert water flowing into Pakistan.

Pakistan’s Indus Commissioner Syed Mohammad Mehar Ali Shah will arrive in India along with his two advisers, sources said.

Without formally withdrawing from the bilateral deal with Pakistan, India must assert its upper-riparian rights.

Under the Indus Waters Treaty, waters flowing in three of Indus tributaries -- the Sutlej, Beas and Ravi -- have been allotted to India; while the Chenab, Jhelum and Indus waters have been allotted to Pakistan.

The Indus may be Pakistan’s jugular vein, yet a visionless and water-stressed India has allowed the Indus Water Treaty to hang like the proverbial albatross from its neck

The 115th meeting of the India-Pakistan Permanent Indus Commission (PIC) was held in Lahore on August 29-30.

Pakistan water commissioner Syed Mehr Ali Shah and additional commissioner Sheraz Jamil received the nine-member Indian delegation led by water commissioner PK Saxena on its arrival in Lahore via Wagah border.

The water commissioners of both India and Pakistan are required to meet twice a year and coordinate technical visits to project sites and critical river headworks.

Alleging that more youths from Jammu and Kashmir have been joining militancy in recent years, former chief minister Omar Abdullah on Saturday regretted that “not enough attention” was paid to the state during the recent no-confidence motion in Parliament.

The World Bank says it will continue to work with both India and Pakistan to resolve the issues in an amicable manner and in line with the treaty provisions.

World Bank meeting took place days after Prime Minister Narendra Modi inaugurated the 330 MW Kishanganga hydroelectric project in Jammu and Kashmir amid protests from Pakistan which claims that the project on a river flowing into Pakistan will disrupt water supplies.

Prime Minister Narendra Modi had inaugurated the Kishanganga hydroelectric power plant in Jammu and Kashmir amid protests from Islamabad, which claims that the project on a river flowing into Pakistan will disrupt water supplies.

The Pakistan Foreign Office spokesperson warned that any Indian “misadventure” on the LoC and Working Boundary could lead to a strategic miscalculation.

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