Overview

• Union minister Manohar Lal Khattar said water previously discharged downstream could be redirected to Delhi, Haryana and Rajasthan within about one to one-and-a-half years.
• Officials and reports say India is advancing hydropower and transfer projects, including Kishanganga, Ratle and a 113‑km Chenab–Ravi/Beas–Sutlej canal study, to enable domestic use of western-river flows.
• India placed the Indus Waters Treaty in abeyance in April 2025 after the Pahalgam attack, serving notices to Pakistan and the World Bank and stating the pause will continue until Pakistan ends support for cross-border terrorism.
• In Geneva, Indian diplomat Anamika (Anupama) Singh told the UN Human Rights Council that cooperation requires trust and accused Pakistan of politicising the forum, while citing climate and technology shifts as reasons to reassess the 1960 pact.
• Despite suspended routine mechanisms, India has shared hydrological and flood data with Pakistan on humanitarian grounds during recent flooding, even as Islamabad warns any diversion or restriction would be treated as an act of war.