Last Updated:February 14, 2026, 21:09 IST The move that has sent shockwaves through Islamabad’s political corridors marks the first major strategic infrastructure push since India placed the IWT in abeyance. India has started work on the Rs 5,129 crore Sawalkote hydroelectric project on the Chenab River in Jammu and Kashmir after pausing the Indus Waters … Read more
Pakistan on Wednesday reacted to Prime Minister Narendra Modi’s strong speech in Gujarat, saying his remarks were “regrettable”. In a statement, the country’s foreign office claimed PM Modi’s remark on the Indus Waters Treaty reflects a “departure from international norms”. A police officer keeps vigil outside the Pakistan’s ministry of foreign affairs, in Islamabad.(AFP file … Read more
Prime Minister Narendra Modi PM Modi on Tuesday amplified the resolve to use water from Indus river system for India, saying provisions of the “badly negotiated” Indus Waters Treaty (IWT) were prejudicial to the country’s interests and did not let people here even use the share that was earmarked for them.“I would like to tell … Read more
NEW DELHI: The ministry of external affairs justified India’s decision to place the Indus Waters Treaty in abeyance, citing Pakistan’s breach of principles guiding the agreement in the wake of the Pahalgam terror attack. Briefing the parliamentary committee, foreign secretary Vikram Misri noted that the neighbouring nation effectively set aside the principles of “goodwill and … Read more
In this screenshot via @IndiaUNNewYork on X on May 24, 2025, Permanent Representative of India to the United Nations Harish Parvathaneni delivers India’s statement at the Arria Formula Meeting on Protecting Water in Armed Conflict – Protecting Civilian Lives, at the U.N. headquarters, in New York. | Photo Credit: PTI India ripped through Pakistan’s “disinformation” … Read more
India will begin sprucing up a network of Indus canals, beginning with the Kathua, New Partap and Ranbir channels for the first time since they were built over a century ago as well as sanction new ones to increase the country’s nearly stagnant net-irrigated area, officials aware of the matter said. A view of the … Read more
External affairs minister S Jaishankar NEW DELHI: External affairs minister S Jaishankar reiterated Thursday that the only issue which remains to be discussed on Kashmir is return of part of J&K that is under the illegal occupation of Pakistan (POK), while underlining that Indus Waters Treaty will remain in abeyance till Pakistan stops promoting cross-border … Read more
Waters from India’s rivers will now be used for the country’s interests, Prime Minister Narendra Modi said on Tuesday evening, speaking on the government’s intention to curb the flow of water to Pakistan amid escalating tensions between New Delhi and Islamabad. PM Narendra Modi stated that India would now use water that used to be … Read more
Last Updated:May 06, 2025, 08:51 IST India’s decision to keep the Indus Waters Treaty in abeyance is expected to cause 21% water shortage in Pakistan during the early Kharif season. India suspended the Indus Waters Treaty with Pakistan after the Pahalgam attack. (PTI) India’s decision to put the Indus Waters Treaty in abeyance after the … Read more