India on Monday rejected an award by a World Bank-constituted Court of Arbitration on the Indus Waters Treaty, saying the body was “illegally constituted” and had no jurisdiction over New Delhi’s sovereign decisions.
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The Ministry of External Affairs said the court’s present or future pronouncements would have no effect on India’s hydro-electric projects on the western rivers. “India’s decision to hold the Indus Waters Treaty in abeyance remains in force,” it said. India has never recognised the court and has not appeared before it.
The tribunal had ruled that the 1960 pact remained fully in force and that India’s April 2025 decision to place it in abeyance was not permitted under the treaty or international law. It also addressed interim measures on hydropower works, including Ratle.
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