At a press briefing, Foreign Ministry spokesperson Vikas Swarup, when asked whether cancelling the Indus pact was an option, said: “Eventually any cooperative arrangement requires goodwill and cooperation on both sides.”When pressed for a more specific response, Mr Swarup said: “For any such treaty to work, it is important for mutual trust and cooperation. It cannot be a one-sided affair.”India and Pakistan signed the Indus Waters Treaty, brokered by the World Bank, in 1960.According to this agreement, control over the three eastern rivers – the Beas, Ravi and Sutlej – was given to India and the three western rivers – the Indus, Chenab and Jhelum – went to Pakistan.
Amid plummeting ties over the Kashmir unrest and Uri terror attack, India today did not rule out scrapping the Indus water treaty with Pakistan if it doesn’t act against terror from its soil.
Amid plummeting ties over the Kashmir unrest and Uri terror attack, India today did not rule out scrapping the Indus water treaty with Pakistan if it doesn’t act against terror from its soil.
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