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India Reaffirms Indus Treaty Suspension, Eyes Water Diversion to Delhi Within 18 Months

At the UN, New Delhi cast the pause as a response to cross-border terrorism, pressing for a modern review of the 1960 pact.

Overview

  • Union minister Manohar Lal Khattar said water made available by the suspension could be supplied to Delhi, Haryana and Rajasthan within roughly one to one-and-a-half years.
  • India told a UN forum that Pakistan is politicising the Indus framework and undermining trust through state-sponsored terrorism, while arguing that climate and technology changes require reassessing the treaty.
  • Despite the pause, Indian officials said hydrological data was shared twice with Pakistan during recent flood emergencies as a humanitarian step.
  • New Delhi placed the Indus Waters Treaty in abeyance in April after the Pahalgam attack that killed 26 people, and it notified both Pakistan and the World Bank.
  • Pakistan has objected to the move and has warned that any diversion or restriction of downstream flows would be treated as an act of war, according to its public statements.