In a significant move, India has turned down the arbitration decision related to the Indus Waters Treaty, asserting that the arbitration body formed by the World Bank was not legitimate. Staunchly opposing all previous rulings made by this body, India has never recognized its legal authority. Therefore, the nation's position of keeping the Indus Waters Treaty in abeyance endures.

The Permanent Court of Arbitration issues award on IWT, order on “interim measures” regarding western rivers.

The MEA said the Hague-based court has no jurisdiction to pronounce on India’s sovereign decisions and that the treaty will remain in abeyance. | India News