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indus waters treaty news

‘India could use water as weapon’: Pakistan minister warns amid IWT row

India had decided to keep the Indus Waters Treaty in abeyance following the April 22, 2025, Pahalgam terror attack in Jammu and Kashmir, in which 26 people were killed.
india news
Published on Aug 22, 2026 03:17 pm IST

Baglihar dam gates to open today for flushing of silt

The authorities have advised the people to refrain from bathing, swimming, fishing, rafting, or undertaking any other activity in or near the river. (HT Photo for representation)
chandigarh news
Published on Aug 19, 2026 08:11 am IST

Punjab: Indo-Pak Friendship meet ends with calls for resuming dialogue

The Folklore Research Academy’s annual magazine ‘Panj Pani’ was also released on the occasion. (HT File)
chandigarh news
Published on Aug 15, 2026 08:03 am IST

'Every single drop of water our red line': Pak PM Sharif's fresh IWT threat

Pakistani Prime Minister Shehbaz Sharif.
world news
Updated on Aug 14, 2026 02:43 pm IST

India envoy to US calls out Pak's ‘distraction policy’ over Indus Waters Treaty

India ambassador to US Vinay Kwatra
india news
Updated on Aug 02, 2026 08:59 pm IST

Strategic logic behind India’s Indus Waters Treaty stand

The Indus Waters Treaty (IWT)
governance
Published on Jul 25, 2026 04:45 pm IST

'Baseless': India rejects reports of ‘deliberate’ flooding; cites Pak's advisory

Ministry of External Affairs spokesperson Randhir Jaiswal addresses a bi-weekly media briefing, in New Delhi.
india news
Updated on Jul 24, 2026 11:59 pm IST

'Baseless': India rejects Pakistan minister Ishaq Dar's remarks on Kashmir

Pakistani foreign minister Ishaq Dar raised the Kashmir issue and suspension of the Indus Waters Treaty at an Asean-related meeting in the Philippines
india news
Updated on Jul 24, 2026 05:59 pm IST

‘Cooperation on trust can’t…': Indian envoy on Indus Treaty row with Pak

Permanent Representative of India to the United Nations Parvathaneni Harish speaks at United Nations Security Council session.
india news
Updated on Jul 23, 2026 01:58 pm IST

Canada FM visits Pak, first such trip in 20 yrs; Islamabad seeks support on IWT

Canadian foreign minister Anita Anand with Pakistan FM and deput prime minister Ishaq Dar.
world news
Updated on Jul 21, 2026 05:16 pm IST

Indus Waters Treaty won’t work in present form as Pakistan backs terror: India

A view of the multiple opened spillway gates of the Salal Dam amid rising Chenab River water level, in Reasi on Sunday (ANI video Grab)
india news
Updated on Jul 21, 2026 05:16 pm IST

Pakistan's Indus entreaties to the West hold little water

For India, the logical course is to keep the treaty in abeyance until the conditions that sustained it are restored.
opinion
Published on Jul 08, 2026 07:39 am IST

‘We will go to war’: Pakistan threatens India as the country faces water crisis

India has been firm on the suspension of the 1960 Indus Waters Treaty, a consequence of the Pakistan-sponsored terror attack in Pahalgam in April 2025, which claimed 26 lives.
india news
Updated on Jun 22, 2026 05:59 pm IST

Op Sindoor: India has every right to defend against Pak-backed terror, says MEA

India will also continue to focus on strengthening the worldwide fight against terrorism, MEA spokesperson Randhir Jaiswal.
india news
Updated on May 08, 2026 09:50 am IST

Pakistan, a year after Operation Sindoor

Pakistan, perhaps even more than other countries, feeds on geopolitics for its overall national mood and psyche. (AFP)
opinion
Published on May 07, 2026 09:37 pm IST

India warns Pak on Op Sindoor anniversary, says ‘right to defend’ absolute

Indian army soldiers mans an anti-aircraft gun near the Line of Control (LoC) in Kashmir region in May 2025. (AFP FILE PHOTO)
india news
Published on May 08, 2026 10:57 pm IST

India-Pakistan ties: Managing crises in the absence of dialogue

Water remains a particularly sensitive domain. The Indus Waters Treaty was negotiated in a very different geopolitical era. (Shutterstock)
opinion
Updated on Feb 24, 2026 06:21 am IST

Shahpur Kandi barrage to be ready by March 31; Ravi water flow to Pakistan to stop

The Shahpur Kandi barrage is set for completion by March 31, a move that will effectively plug the outflow of excess water from the Ravi river into Pakistan, Jammu and Kashmir jal shakti minister Javed Ahmed Rana said. (HT File)
chandigarh news
Published on Feb 17, 2026 06:34 am IST

Key dam set for completion, India to stop excess water from flowing to Pakistan

Jammu and Kashmir water resources minister Javed Ahmed Rana says project will meet deadline.
india news
Updated on Feb 16, 2026 06:02 pm IST

Govt planning complete 2 major water projects in Jammu: Omar

Jammu and Kashmir CM Omar Abdullah during the Budget session of the legislative assembly in Jammu on Tuesday. (PTI)
chandigarh news
Published on Feb 11, 2026 03:50 am IST

J&K to get another 3,704.5 MW with 8 new & 6 under construction hydro projects

Jammu and Kashmir CM Omar Abdullah during the budget session of the legislative assembly, in Jammu on Monday. (PTI)
chandigarh news
Published on Feb 10, 2026 06:26 am IST

Three Hydel projects in J&K put on fast-track

Three Hydel projects in J&K put on fast-track
india news
Published on Jan 09, 2026 06:16 am IST

India won’t recognise or accept decision on IWT in Vienna: Official

The Indus Waters Treaty (IWT) governed the distribution and use of the Indus River and its tributaries between India and Pakistan.
india news
Published on Nov 15, 2025 12:03 am IST

Sawalkote hydroelectric project over Chenab still running dry on progress

Top officials of the  National Hydroelectric Power Corporation (NHPC) say that the lukewarm response by the elected government has taken a toll on the project, which is of national importance (File)
chandigarh news
Published on Oct 31, 2025 07:34 am IST

IWT suspended, India shares flood data with Pakistan on humanitarian grounds: MEA

Gates of Salal Dam have been opened as water levels in the Chenab river rise following heavy rainfall in the region, in Reasi on Friday. (ANI Video Grab)
india news
Published on Sept 05, 2025 09:11 pm IST

IWT in abeyance central to correcting past blunders

India can now develop a fresh perspective keeping in mind our altered population demographics, our agriculture and irrigation needs and further accelerate the development of clean energy to meet our energy transition goals. (HT Archive)
opinion
Published on Aug 31, 2025 09:50 pm IST

‘Humanitarian grounds’: India alerts Pak on floods

Severe weather is set to “continue into early September’, raising risks of more disasters in Pakistan, the UN Office for the Coordination of Humanitarian Affairs had said on Aug 21.
india news
Updated on Aug 26, 2025 05:02 am IST

India alerts Pakistan about possible major flood in Tawi river: Report

The NDMA warning comes as the country reels from earlier monsoon spells from June 26 to August 20, that claimed over 788 lives and 1,018 injuries as of Saturday.
india news
Published on Aug 25, 2025 12:52 pm IST

PM Modi appeals to Opposition support for CP Radhakrishnan as vice president

Radhakrishnan was felicitated at the meeting of MPs. (PTI photo)
india news
Published on Aug 19, 2025 11:38 am IST
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