New Delhi:
Pakistan’s aggressive posturing on the Indus Waters Treaty (IWT) has no effect on India’s decision to keep the treaty in abeyance until the neighbouring country stops supporting cross-border terrorism, India said today, responding to threats by Pakistan.
Ever since India decided to keep the IWT in abeyance following the April 2025 terror attack in Jammu and Kashmir’s Pahalgam that killed 26 tourists, Pakistan has been lying to the international community that India’s decision sets a dangerous precedent for nations that share transboundary rivers.
In response, the Ministry of External Affairs (MEA) today reminded Pakistan that nothing would change until it stops backing cross-border terrorism.
“India’s position on the Indus Waters Treaty is consistent. IWT stands in abeyance in response to Pakistan’s continued sponsorship of cross-border terrorism. Pakistan must credibly and irrevocably abjure its support for cross-border terrorism,” MEA spokesperson Randhir Jaiswal told reporters.
Strategic experts say Pakistan – long known as a safe haven for terror – has been inching towards a desperate situation of its own making in the IWT matter, but does not want to acknowledge it. The country where Al-Qaeda chief Osama bin Laden was found hiding continues to allow terrorists to use its territory for attacks in India, especially Jammu and Kashmir.
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