India rejects ruling on water-sharing treaty with Pakistan by international court
India must uphold a water-sharing treaty with Pakistan it suspended amid bilateral tensions and must limit work on a hydroelectric plant it is building in the Kashmir region, the Permanent Court of Arbitration in The Hague said on Monday. India in April last year suspended the treaty that ensures water supply to 80 per cent of Pakistani farms, after India identified as Pakistani two of three…
The Permanent Court of Arbitration in The Hague has ruled that India must adhere to a water-sharing treaty with Pakistan, which it had suspended amid recent tensions. India is obligated to limit work on a hydroelectric plant it is building in the Kashmir region. The dispute arose after India identified two of three assailants in an attack that killed 26 people in Kashmir in April of last year.
India claims that the attackers were Pakistani, while Pakistan denies any involvement. As a result, India suspended the Indus Waters Treaty, which governs water-sharing between the two nations, in April. However, the Permanent Court of Arbitration affirmed that the treaty remains fully in force. India, which is officially a member of the court, rejected the verdict and declared that it does not recognize the court's jurisdiction.
According to the court, a neutral expert appointed by the World Bank will determine by July 2027 whether the construction of the hydroelectric plants in the Himalayan region complies with the treaty. Pakistan had demanded that India stop the construction until the expert's decision is made.
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