Needless controversy: Did India really try to violate Indus Waters Treaty?

IWT is one of the world's most successful international water accords that has withstood the test of time and even three full-fledged wars between India and Pakistan

Water resources minister Nitin Gadkari’s statement on stopping India’s share of water from going to Pakistan has got blown out of proportion to create a pointless controversy over the Indus Water Treaty (IWT). Though the minister’s remarks are unambiguous, it has been clarified through the subsequent official statements that the reference was to the unutilised water of the rivers Satluj, Beas and Ravi that belongs to India and is flowing to Pakistan. This water is now proposed to be gainfully used within the country. Any misinterpretation to project it as a threat of punitive action against Pakistan in the wake