Overview
- The analysis says New Delhi has suspended key Indus Waters Treaty processes and stopped sharing river data with Pakistan.
- It identifies the proposed Dulhasti Stage‑II hydropower project as a direct challenge to treaty limits and a step toward “weaponizing” water.
- Citing arbitration and International Court of Justice precedents, the piece argues India cannot lawfully suspend the treaty unilaterally.
- The report stresses that hydrological data underpins flood management, irrigation planning, and downstream food security for millions.
- The journal urges restraint and a return to treaty procedures, a view highlighted by Pakistani outlets, with no official Indian rebuttal in the coverage.