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India rejects Hague court order to restore Indus waters pact with Pakistan
Confirmed
India on Friday rejected the Hague-based Court of Arbitration’s decision on the “abeyance” of the Indus Waters Treaty and said that the court has “no jurisdiction whatsoever to pronounce on India’s sovereign decisions”. Accordingly, the Indus Waters Treaty remains fully in force, and India must observe its obligations under the Treaty, including those relating to the design and operation of its hydro-electric projects on the Western Rivers,” the court said.
Responding to the court decision, the Ministry of External Affairs said on Monday: “Today, the illegally constituted so-called Court of Arbitration (CoA) has issued what it termed as an award concerning Interim Measures and Status of the Indus Waters Treaty.
Pakistan welcomed the tribunal’s interim measures and said that its government is carefully considering the details of the decision to determine how it can best assist in finding a pathway back to engagement under the treaty’s binding legal obligations.
The tribunal ordered India to limit construction on the Ratle Hydro-Electric Plant in Kashmir, prohibiting work on the dam wall and power intake structure above certain levels. Accordingly, India has never appeared before this body and has refused to take any cognisance of its earlier pronouncements,” the MEA said.
The Indian Ministry of External Affairs, however, said the country does not recognise the court and “categorically” rejected the verdict.
What's confirmed
- India on Friday rejected the Hague-based Court of Arbitration’s decision on the “abeyance” of the Indus Waters Treaty and said that the court has “no jurisdiction whatsoever to pronounce on India’s sovereign decisions”.
- Responding to the court decision, the Ministry of External Affairs said on Monday: “Today, the illegally constituted so-called Court of Arbitration (CoA) has issued what it termed as an award concerning Interim Measures
- Pakistan welcomed the tribunal’s interim measures and said that its government is carefully considering the details of the decision to determine how it can best assist in finding a pathway back to engagement under the tr
- The tribunal ordered India to limit construction on the Ratle Hydro-Electric Plant in Kashmir, prohibiting work on the dam wall and power intake structure above certain levels.
- The Indian Ministry of External Affairs, however, said the country does not recognise the court and “categorically” rejected the verdict.
What's still developing
- The tribunal ordered India to limit construction on the Ratle Hydro-Electric Plant in Kashmir, prohibiting work on the dam wall and power intake structure above certain levels.
- The Indian Ministry of External Affairs, however, said the country does not recognise the court and “categorically” rejected the verdict.
- Pakistan welcomed the tribunal’s interim measures and said that its government is carefully considering the details of the decision to determine how it can best assist in finding a pathway back to engagement under…
- Accordingly, the Indus Waters Treaty remains fully in force, and India must observe its obligations under the Treaty, including those relating to the design and operation of its hydro-electric projects on the Western…
- Responding to the court decision, the Ministry of External Affairs said on Monday: “Today, the illegally constituted so-called Court of Arbitration (CoA) has issued what it termed as an award concerning Interim…
- Accordingly, India has never appeared before this body and has refused to take any cognisance of its earlier pronouncements,” the MEA said.