India has rejected an award from the World Bank's Court of Arbitration concerning the Indus Waters Treaty. The Ministry of External Affairs stated the court is illegally constituted and lacks jurisdiction over the matter. India categorically rejects the court's pronouncements and considers them to have no effect. The court had previously stated the treaty remains fully in force for India.

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