{
  "id": 9295193,
  "title": "'India cannot set aside int'l obligations when inconvenient': Dar raises IWT issue at OIC meeting",
  "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/09/23/india-cannot-set-aside-intl-obligations-when-inconvenient-dar-raises-9295193",
  "topic": "world",
  "section": "World",
  "published": "2026-09-23T07:31:40.000Z",
  "source": {
    "name": "Dawn",
    "slug": "dawn",
    "url": "https://www.dawn.com/news/2032046/india-cannot-set-aside-intl-obligations-when-inconvenient-dar-raises-iwt-issue-at-oic-meeting"
  },
  "original_language": "en",
  "account": "Deputy Prime Minister and Foreign Minister Ishaq Dar warned on Wednesday that India cannot ignore its international obligations when they become inconvenient, emphasizing the significance of the Indus Waters Treaty (IWT). The status of the IWT was reaffirmed by a court of arbitration, which declared the treaty fully in force despite India's unilateral suspension. Following a brief military conflict in May 2025, the Permanent Court of Arbitration (PCA) declared the treaty remained fully in force, finding no justification for India's suspension. Dar reiterated that international obligations cannot be set aside when they become inconvenient, recalling the consequences of unresolved disputes in Jammu and Kashmir. He highlighted that two nuclear-armed states came into a direct military conflict over an unresolved dispute, underscoring that military force cannot resolve longstanding political disputes. Instead, dialogue, diplomacy, and just resolution of the root causes should be pursued. Dar also criticized India's unilateral attempt to suspend the IWT, calling it a dangerous dimension to the treaty. He highlighted India's devastating impact on the occupied territory, including arbitrary detentions, torture, and persecution of Kashmiri leaders, activists, journalists, and youth. India has also dismantled political and civic space, altered the demographic, critical, and cultural character of the region, and criminalized legitimate dissent. The foreign minister emphasized that the international community has corroborated these concerns through various reports and communications.",
  "summary": "Deputy Prime Minister and Foreign Minister Ishaq Dar said on Wednesday that India could not set aside its international obligations when they became inconvenient, stressing that the status of the Indus Waters Treaty (IWT) had been reaffirmed by a court of arbitration. India unilaterally suspended the accord in April last year — a move that was followed by a brief military conflict between the two…",
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  "coverage": {
    "outlets": 2,
    "also_reported_by": [
      {
        "outlet": "Dawn - Pakistan",
        "title": "India cannot ‘set aside’ international obligations when inconvenient, says Dar on New Delhi’s unilateral move against IWT",
        "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/09/23/india-cannot-set-aside-international-obligations-when-inconvenient",
        "published": "2026-09-23T06:38:32.000Z"
      }
    ]
  },
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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."
}