India Rejects Permanent Court of Arbitration Ruling on Indus Waters Treaty
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- The Hindu
- The Indian Express
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India has rejected a ruling by the Permanent Court of Arbitration at The Hague which stated that the Indus Waters Treaty remains fully in force and called on India to observe its obligations. The Ministry of External Affairs stated that the court was illegally constituted by the World Bank in breach of the treaty terms and therefore has no jurisdiction over India's sovereign decisions. India has consistently refused to recognize the existence of the arbitral body and has not appeared before it.
The dispute follows India's decision to place the 1960 treaty in abeyance after a terror attack in Pahalgam on April 22, 2025. While India maintains that this suspension remains in force, the court ruled that none of India's grounds justified the suspension or termination of the pact. As part of an interim order, the court prohibited India from concreting the dam wall and power intake structure of the Ratle Hydro-Electric Plant above certain levels until 90 days after a Neutral Expert's final decision, expected in July 2027.
The 1960 treaty, signed with the World Bank, divides the waters of the Indus river and its tributaries between India and Pakistan. India is allocated the Beas, Ravi, and Sutlej rivers, while Pakistan is allocated the Indus, Chenab, and Jhelum rivers. India has continued work on hydropower projects such as the Ratle and Kishenganga projects despite Pakistan's opposition and the court's recent order.
How each side framed it
- Left
- Highlighted the context of the Pahalgam terror attack and the specific construction projects in Jammu and Kashmir.
- Centre-left
- Focused on the specific legal arguments regarding the court's constitution and the details of the court's ruling.
- Centre
- Presented the event as a jurisdictional dispute and a rejection of an international order.
Sources
- Left Scroll.in: India rejects international court order on Indus Waters Treaty, says panel ‘illegally constituted’
- Centre-left The Hindu: Citing lack of jurisdiction, India rejects Hague court’s Indus Waters Treaty ruling
- Centre The Indian Express: ‘No jurisdiction’: India rejects international court’s order on Indus Water Treaty
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