{
  "id": 4638234,
  "title": "'Never recognised existence of...': India rejects Hague arbitration court ruling on Indus Waters Treaty",
  "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/08/31/never-recognised-existence-of-india-rejects-hague-arbitration-court",
  "topic": "world",
  "section": "World",
  "published": "2026-08-31T11:49:24.000Z",
  "source": {
    "name": "Live Mint",
    "slug": "live-mint",
    "url": "https://www.livemint.com/news/india/never-recognised-existence-of-india-rejects-hague-arbitration-court-ruling-on-indus-waters-treaty-11788176314083.html"
  },
  "original_language": "en",
  "account": "India has formally rejected the interim measures and status awarded by the Hague Arbitration Court regarding the Indus Waters Treaty (IWT). The Ministry of External Affairs of India emphasized that the nation never recognized the Court's authority over the IWT. India has maintained its decision to keep the IWT in abeyance, according to the foreign ministry. The rejection of the Hague court's decision comes amidst the ongoing dispute over the IWT's status and the proceedings under the Hague arbitration mechanism.",
  "summary": "The foreign ministry said India has never recognised the existence of the Court of Arbitration on the IWT.",
  "key_points": [],
  "editors_take": null,
  "illustration": null,
  "coverage": {
    "outlets": 6,
    "also_reported_by": [
      {
        "outlet": "Dawn",
        "title": "Hague court orders India to uphold Indus Waters Treaty, suspend work on its hydro project",
        "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/08/31/hague-court-orders-india-to-uphold-indus-waters-treaty-suspend-work",
        "published": "2026-08-31T11:29:56.000Z"
      },
      {
        "outlet": "Times of India",
        "title": "'No jurisdiction, illegal': India tears into Hague court's Indus Waters Treaty award",
        "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/08/31/no-jurisdiction-illegal-india-tears-into-hague-courts-indus-waters",
        "published": "2026-08-31T11:53:10.000Z"
      },
      {
        "outlet": "NDTV",
        "title": "'No Jurisdiction': India Rejects Hague Court's Indus Waters Treaty Ruling",
        "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/08/31/no-jurisdiction-india-rejects-hague-courts-indus-waters-treaty-ruling",
        "published": "2026-08-31T12:03:37.000Z"
      },
      {
        "outlet": "Free Press Journal",
        "title": "India Rejects Hague Arbitration Award, Insists Indus Waters Treaty Remains Suspended",
        "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/08/31/india-rejects-hague-arbitration-award-insists-indus-waters-treaty",
        "published": "2026-08-31T12:17:34.000Z"
      },
      {
        "outlet": "Business Recorder",
        "title": "India must uphold water-sharing treaty with Pakistan, arbitration court says",
        "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/08/31/india-must-uphold-water-sharing-treaty-with-pakistan-arbitration",
        "published": "2026-08-31T12:26:42.000Z"
      }
    ]
  },
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  "disclaimer": "Summaries, key points and the editor’s take are written by software from other outlets’ reporting and may contain errors — always check the linked original."
}