India has stated that the treaty can no longer function in its present form and will remain in abeyance until Pakistan "credibly and irrevocably" ends its support for cross-border terrorism.
Sources said India honoured the treaty even during wars, while Pakistan repeatedly challenged hydropower projects, including Salal, Baglihar, Kishanganga, Ratle and Pakal Dul.
Earlier, Japan and India called for urgent global action against all UN-listed terrorist groups and their proxies, specifically naming LeT, JeM, Al Qaeda and ISIS.
The MEA rejected Defence Minister Khwaja Asif’s comments linking water security to war, accusing Islamabad of diverting attention from human rights abuses and governance failures in PoK.
MEA Spokesperson Randhir Jaiswal said India has never recognised the establishment of the Court of Arbitration (CoA) and said any proceeding, award, or decision issued by it is null and void.
Regarding Jammu and Kashmir, he reiterated that Pakistan has no right to interfere in India’s internal affairs while carrying out cross-border terrorism against Indian citizens.
