India-Pakistan water row deepens after Hague court ruling
For 65 years, even as India and Pakistan fought wars, severed diplomatic ties and traded nuclear threats, one agreement held: the Indus Waters Treaty, which governs the river system sustaining roughly 300 million people across the subcontinent. That was until April last year, when New Delhi suspended the pact in the aftermath of a deadly militant attack on tourists in Kashmir that it blamed on…
The Indus Waters Treaty, a 65-year-old agreement that governs the river system sustaining approximately 300 million people across India and Pakistan, has recently come under strain. Following a deadly militant attack on tourists in Kashmir, India suspended the pact, a move international tribunal ruled as having no legal basis. The Permanent Court of Arbitration in The Hague issued a unanimous ruling on August 31, stating that India must also limit construction on the Ratle Hydroelectric Plant being built in Kashmir.
This marks a significant shift in the longstanding rivalry between India and Pakistan, with Islamabad now holding the high ground in the dispute. While India dismisses the ruling as illegitimate, the tribunal's decision is viewed as another front in the rivalry, playing out in various forums including international tribunals.
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