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Searched Tag: 1960 indus waters treaty
Jammu and Kashmir Chief Minister Omar Abdullah

Omar pushes for two key projects after IWT suspension

July 21, 2025, 02:12 PM - 2 min read

Jammu and Kashmir Chief Minister Omar Abdullah has said he is hopeful that the Central government will give a go-ahead for the completion of two important projects meant to alleviate the water concerns of the UT.

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Pak to issue notice over unilateral suspension of IWT

Pak to issue notice over unilateral suspension of IWT

May 2, 2025, 06:18 PM - 2 min read

Ties plummeted between India and Pakistan following the April 22 Pahalgam terror attack that killed 26 people. India, among other punitive actions, announced to suspend the key water accord, signed in 1960, which governs water sharing between the two countries.  

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Suspension of IWT: Killing two birds with one stone

April 30, 2025, 03:50 PM - 6 min read

The Indus Water Treaty was formalised in 1960. The conditions have altered considerably since. There is a legitimate need for India to seek a larger proportion of the 16 per cent water that is currently apportioned to it by the 65-year-old treaty. India is justified in its call to re-negotiate the treaty with Pakistan, which has been hanging fire since 2023, when the issue was last flagged formally by India.

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Prime Minister Jawaharlal Nehru, and Pakistani President Ayub Khan, centre, sign a treaty for the distribution of the Indus Basin waters in Karachi in September 1960.

Pakistan realises Indus, not Kashmir, is its jugular vein

April 27, 2025, 06:47 PM - 6 min read

From the rhetoric of ‘an act of war’ to expressing willingness to a “neutral probe” into the terror attack in Pahalgam, Pakistan seems to have woken up to the harsh reality that its real “jugular vein” actually runs through India, which it can press anytime.

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India plans dam expansion, Indus water suspended for Pak

India plans dam expansion, Indus water suspended for Pak

April 25, 2025, 10:02 PM - 5 min read

India has terminated the 1960 Indus Waters Treaty and stopped the flow of water from the Indus River to Pakistan in retaliation to the Pahalgam terror attack by terrorists based in Pakistan.

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