Staunch the breach: On India, Pakistan and the Indus Waters Treaty

Staunch the breach: On India, Pakistan and the Indus Waters Treaty

September 23, 2024 07:55 am

In its fourth notice to Pakistan since January 2023, India has escalated its demand for the renegotiation of the 1960 Indus Waters Treaty (IWT), now calling off all meetings of the Permanent Indus Commission (PIC) until Pakistan agrees to sit at the table for talks. India’s demand last year followed a logjam in the entire process, once held up internationally as a model template for water-sharing agreements.

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