India suspends the Indus Waters Treaty after a terrorist attack, raising legal, diplomatic, and geopolitical concerns across South Asia.
In a tough response to the killing of 26 tourists in Pahalgam by terrorists from The Resistance Front, India’s Cabinet Committee on Security announced that the Indus Waters Treaty of 1960 will be put on hold immediately. This suspension will remain until Pakistan clearly and permanently stops backing cross-border terrorism.
This effectively signals the end of the 1960 Indus Waters Treaty. The treaty has no clause that allows one country to cancel it on its own. According to Article XII (4), it can only be ended if both India and Pakistan agree through a formally signed and ratified agreement (officially approved by both governments).
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