India must uphold a water-sharing treaty with Pakistan it suspended amid bilateral tensions and must limit work on a hydroelectric plant it is building in the Kashmir region, the Permanent Court of Arbitration in the Hague said on Monday. India rejected the verdict, saying the so-called Court of Arbitration had no jurisdiction over its sovereign decisions and projects Key points and original sources are listed below.
- India must uphold a water-sharing treaty with Pakistan it suspended amid bilateral tensions and must limit work on a hydroelectric plant it is building in the Kashmir region, the Permanent Court of Arbitration in the Hague said on Monday. India in April last y...S1
- India rejected the verdict, saying the so-called Court of Arbitration had no jurisdiction over its sovereign decisions and projectsS2
- India strongly rejected a Court of Arbitration ruling on the Indus Waters Treaty, calling it an illegal body. New Delhi affirmed that its suspension of the treaty, enacted after cross-border terror attacks, will remain in force, dismissing Islamabad's hostile...S3