‘No jurisdiction’: India rejects international court’s order on Indus Water Treaty
India has firmly rejected the decision of the Hague-based Court of Arbitration to temporarily suspend the Indus Waters Treaty, stating that the court has no jurisdiction over India's sovereign decisions. The Court of Arbitration concluded that India's decision to suspend the Treaty was not permissible under the Treaty itself or other international law.
Despite this, the Treaty remains in full force, and India must uphold its obligations, including those related to the design and operation of its hydroelectric projects. The Ministry of External Affairs dismissed the court's decision, asserting that the "so-called Court of Arbitration" was illegally constituted and has no legal standing.
India has consistently maintained that the establishment of this alleged arbitral body violates the Indus Waters Treaty.
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