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Designs of hydropower projects compliant with Indus Treaty: India tells Pak

India has told Pakistan the designs of the Pakal Dul and the Lower Kalnai hydropower projects in Jammu and Kashmir, over which it raised objections, are fully compliant with the Indus Water Treaty

Talks between Indus Commissioners of India, Pakistan underway in Delhi

A host of issues under the Indus Waters Treaty, including objections to the design of Indian hydropower projects on Chenab, are likely to be discussed as part of their annual meeting underway

IWT: World Bank says can't appoint neutral expert or Court of Arbitration

WB has expressed its inability to take an independent decision on the appointment of a neutral expert or a Court of Arbitration for the settlement of Indus water dispute between India and Pakistan

Govt taking steps to stop Himalayan waters from flowing into Pakistan

Union water resources minister Gajendra Singh Shekhawat has said the government has begun the process of stopping the waters from the Himalayan rivers flowing into Pakistan without violating Indus Water Treaty. "Work has already begun to stop the waters that flow into Pakistan (under the Indus treaty). I am talking about the water which is going to Pakistan, and I am not talking about breaking the Indus treaty," Shekhawat said here Tuesday evening. The minister's comments assume importance as after the Pulwama terror attack early February and Delhi's retaliatory bombing of a terror camp in Balakot, the bilateral ties have hit new lows. The Indo-Pak relations dived further after the government scrapped the Articles 370 and 35A that gave special rights to Jammu & Kashmir on August 5 following which Islamabad recalled its ambassador. Following the development in J&K, Islamabad has also accused New Delhi of waging a "fifth-generation warfare", and said the latter ...

No agreement to address Pak's concern on Indus Waters Treaty: World Bank

Islamabad had been raising objections over the design of the 330 MW Kishanganga hydroelectric project, saying it is not in line with the criteria laid down under the Indus Waters Treaty

Pak alleges India violating Indus Waters Treaty; protests to World Bank

Pakistan is also building a 969 MW Neelum-Jhelum hydroelectric project downstream

Indus Waters Treaty: India, Pakistan begin talks on technical issues

The IWT was signed in 1960 after nine years of negotiations between India and Pakistan

SC rejects PIL to declare Indo-Pak Indus Water Treaty unconstitutional

SC clarified that dismissal of the PIL did not hinder the govt from taking a relook at the treaty

India, Pakistan to hold talks on Kishanganga and Ratle projects?

Asif welcomed India's decision to resume negotiations under the 1960 Indus Waters Treaty

India to attend Indus Water Treaty dispute talks in Pakistan

The Permanent Indus Commission is a bilateral commission of officials from India and Pakistan

India asked to stop work on Kishanganga and Ratle projects

Islamabad wants arbitration court to be set up to resolve its water dispute with India

Pakistan shouldn't impede India's rights under Indus Water Treaty, says V K Singh

India was keeping a close watch on developments related to the Indus Water Treaty, he added

India cannot be party to actions not in accordance with Indus Waters Treaty: MEA

Neutral Expert can also determine that there are issues beyond mere technical differences, says Vikas Swarup

What is the Indus Waters Treaty and can India abrogate it?

According to reports, PM Modi has called a meeting on Monday for a briefing on the treaty

No official confirmation of PM Narendra Modi calling meeting on Indus Waters Treaty

There have been consistent calls in India that the government should scrap the water distribution pact