India has formally rejected a ruling by a Hague-based arbitration court that upheld the continued validity of the Indus Waters Treaty, the 1960 agreement that has governed water sharing between India and Pakistan for over six decades. The treaty, brokered by the World Bank, allocates the western rivers of the Indus system to Pakistan and the eastern rivers to India, and has remained in effect despite repeated wars and diplomatic crises between the two nuclear-armed neighbors. India's rejection of the ruling signals a potential shift in New Delhi's long-standing position and raises questions about whether the country may seek to renegotiate or withdraw from the framework entirely. The move carries significant implications for regional water security, particularly for Pakistan, which depends heavily on the Indus system for agriculture and drinking water.
India has rejected a Hague-based arbitration court’s ruling that the Indus Waters Treaty remains in force.
