Pakistan Condemns India's Unilateral Treaty Suspension
Pakistan has strongly denounced India's recent decision to suspend the Indus Water Treaty (IWT), labeling the move as both unlawful and irrational. At the United Nations, Pakistan's permanent representative categorically rejected New Delhi's action, describing it as a dangerous form of politicking that violates international law.
International Backing for Pakistan's Position
The World Bank, serving as the official arbitrator in the Indus Water Treaty, has already condemned India for what it terms an "illegal and untenable" act. This international support strengthens Pakistan's position as it continues to raise concerns at every available global forum about India's policy of water aggression.
Pakistan's diplomatic efforts focus on mobilizing world community support against what officials describe as the weaponization of shared natural resources. The country's UN envoy emphasized that such actions weaken confidence in international statutes and establish a dangerous precedent for resource-based coercion by upper riparian states.
Historical Context and Current Violations
The Indus Water Treaty has successfully governed water sharing for six decades, surviving multiple conflicts between the neighboring nations. India's decision to revoke the treaty followed its failure to implicate Pakistan in the Pahalgam tragedy, revealing what analysts describe as political theater rather than substantive policy.
India has long pursued problematic hydro-politics through the construction of irrationally designed dams, explicitly intended to obstruct downstream water flow into Pakistan. This represents a clear violation of the spirit of nature's unanimity, which guarantees lower riparian states the right to unhampered water flow.
The treaty represents a model of international cooperation that ensures equitable and predictable sharing of the Indus basin's waters. Pakistan insists that India must rescind its decision and fully abide by the treaty's provisions while encouraging transparency through real-time data sharing on water flow and collaborating on climate change projections.
