Overview
- Pakistan said it will fully participate in the Neutral Expert hearings scheduled in Vienna from November 17 to 21.
- India confirmed it will not attend the Vienna phase and maintains the Indus Waters Treaty is in abeyance.
- An Indian official stated New Delhi will treat any decisions by the Court of Arbitration as null and void.
- On November 8, the Permanent Court of Arbitration clarified that Annexure D paragraph 8(a) bars any run‑of‑river design element capable of raising water above the Full Pondage Level and that these limits bind projects at the planning stage.
- The Court of Arbitration issued a procedural order to continue phased arbitration and to consider developments before the Neutral Expert.