Overview
- At a UN World Water Day event, India said the Indus pact will stay in abeyance until Pakistan credibly and irrevocably ends support for terrorism.
- India linked last year’s move to the Pahalgam attack it blames on The Resistance Front, and described itself as a responsible upper riparian state.
- New Delhi argued the treaty needs revision due to technological, demographic and ecological changes, saying past efforts to discuss modifications were rebuffed.
- Exercising a right of reply, Pakistan rejected any unilateral suspension, citing a 2025 Court of Arbitration supplemental award that it says affirms the treaty’s continued force and binding dispute mechanisms.
- Pakistan warned against the weaponisation of water, saying politicisation threatens regional stability and livelihoods, and urged India to return to full implementation.