Indus Waters Treaty: How a 1960 agreement kept Pakistan-India disputes at bay

Indus Waters Treaty at risk as Pakistan, India retaliate

With both nations on the brink, the Indus Waters Treaty becomes the latest flashpoint in the India-Pakistan standoff.

What is Indus Water Treaty and why is it so critical for India and Pakistan?

Future of river-sharing treaty that has survived wars, border conflicts and prolonged diplomatic freezes is now under threat

FACTBOX – What is the Indus Waters Treaty that India suspended with Pakistan?

New Delhi put in abeyance the 1960 water-sharing agreement after an attack in Indian-administered Kashmir killed 26 people - Anadolu Ajansı

Indus Waters Ex-Commissioner On India's Options After Treaty Suspension

India on Wednesday announced that the Indus Waters Treaty of 1960 with Pakistan will be held in abeyance with immediate effect, until Islamabad credibly and irrevocably abjures its support for cross-border terrorism.

Indus Waters Treaty: How a 1960 agreement kept Pakistan-India disputes at bay

To resolve the water dispute between India and Pakistan, both countries agreed under the framework of the Indus Waters Treaty of 1960—widely regarded as one of the most enduring agreements in international water diplomacy endorsed and facilitated by the World Bank. The Treaty, brokered with the support of the World Bank and signed after nearly a decade of negotiations, governs the use of six rivers of the Indus Basin. It allocates the three east…

Indus River is Common Heritage of South Asia, Must Not be Harmed

The Indus and its tributaries are sacred for the people of India as well as Pakistan as these constitute the common heritage of all of South Asia and indeed of all humanity.