Articles about Indus Water Treaty
The Indus Water Treaty is a water-distribution treaty between India and Pakistan. It was signed on September 19, 1960, in Karachi by the first Prime Minister of India, Jawaharlal Nehru and Pakistan’s President Ayub Khan. It was brokered by the World Bank.

10 Mar 2019
IndiaAmid heightened tensions between New Delhi-Islamabad, a reciprocal visit by the Indian team to Pakistan for inspection of projects in Indus river basin this month has been postponed, senior officials said today.

24 Feb 2019
IndiaIn the aftermath of the Pulwama terror attack, the Center has decided to block water supply to Pakistan from the rivers flowing from India.

23 Feb 2019
WorldPakistan's Foreign Minister Shah Mahmood Qureshi has written a letter to the United Nations Security Council (UNSC) accusing India of threatening regional security, the Foreign Office said yesterday.

21 Feb 2019
IndiaThe Center has decided to stop India's share of water flowing to Pakistan from three Indus rivers, tweeted Union Minister Nitin Gadkari.

21 Feb 2019
PoliticsWhile citizens are putting pressure on Centre to act against Pakistan after Pulwama terror attack, Union Minister of Water Resources Nitin Gadkari on Thursday said river water flowing to Pakistan will be used to revive Yamuna.

28 Aug 2018
WorldIndia and Pakistan will resume their talks on various aspects of the crucial Indus Waters Treaty in Lahore on Wednesday, the first bilateral engagement since Prime Minister Imran Khan took office.

23 May 2018
WorldThe World Bank has said that it could not reach an agreement with Pakistan over its concerns regarding the Indus Waters Treaty with India after two days of talks in Washington.

22 May 2018
WorldA Pakistani delegation raised the issue of India's alleged violation of the Indus Waters Treaty with the World Bank yesterday, officials said.

05 Apr 2018
WorldPakistan has informed the World Bank about India completing the Kishanganga hydropower project during the bank's "pause" period and also urged it to "recognize its responsibility" under the Indus Waters Treaty between the two countries, a media report said today.

16 Sep 2017
WorldNo agreement was reached between India and Pakistan in the latest round of World Bank-mediated talks to resolve a dispute over the Indus Water Treaty, 1960.

15 Sep 2017
WorldFor the second time in two months, both India and Pakistan agreed to hold high-level talks mediated by the World Bank (WB) to help resolve a dispute over the Indus Water Treaty (IWT).

02 Aug 2017
WorldThe World Bank (WB) said secretary-level discussions between India and Pakistan on the Indus Water Treaty (IWT) took place in a spirit of "goodwill and cooperation."

14 Jun 2017
WorldBringing in another-dimension to multiple confrontations in the sub-continent, Pakistan is looking to construct a mega-dam on the Indus in Gilgit-Baltistan region by 2018.

28 Mar 2017
IndiaSources stated that India may host the Pakistan Maritime Security Agency next month for a meeting focused on maritime security with the Indian Coast Guard.

27 Mar 2017
WorldIndia will continue using its share of the Indus waters, and will not change its plans of constructing the Miyar dam in J&K. However, Pakistan insists on World Bank intervention.

23 Mar 2017
WorldAfter Pakistan announced a meet with Indian officials in April on the Indus Waters Treaty, sources in New Delhi said it is unlikely in the present bilateral environment. They also denied having received any intimation from the World Bank regarding a meet.

22 Mar 2017
WorldIndia and Pakistani officials will meet in Washington during April 11-13 to discuss the Kishanganga and Ratle hydropower projects.

21 Mar 2017
WorldThe 113th Meeting of the Permanent Indus Commission has begun on 20th March in Islamabad.

13 Mar 2017
IndiaThe BJP's landslide victory in the UP elections has made Prime Minister Narendra Modi virtually politically unassailable.

05 Mar 2017
IndiaSources stated that India stepped up its efforts of building infrastructure to utilize its legitimate share of waters from the Ravi, Beas and Sutlej rivers of the Indus system.

03 Feb 2017
IndiaA UN Development Programme report stated that Pakistan delayed bringing up cases of water sharing disputes with India, delaying a resolution to the Indus Water Treaty.

22 Jan 2017
IndiaTwo parliamentary bodies from Pakistan have passed resolutions asking India to suspend the ongoing construction of the Kishanganga and Ratle hydro power projects.

05 Jan 2017
IndiaThe Senior adviser to the World Bank president, Ian H Solomon, will meet officials from India and Pakistan to mediate over the dispute in the Indus Waters Treaty.

18 Dec 2016
IndiaPakistan said it won't allow any adjustments in the Indus Waters Treat after India strongly hoped for bilateral redressal of differences.

25 Nov 2016
IndiaPrime Minister Narendra Modi visited Bhatinda, Punjab today to lay the foundation stone for a All India Institute of Medical Sciences hospital in Bhatinda.

28 Sep 2016
IndiaPakistan's Advisor to the Prime Minister on Foreign Affairs Sartaj Aziz, informed the Pakistan senate that revocation of the Indus Water Treaty would be considered an "act of war".

26 Sep 2016
IndiaIn order to review the Indus Waters Treaty, Modi met with NSA Advisor Ajit Doval, foreign secretary S Jaishankar and senior PMO officials.

23 Sep 2016
IndiaUnder mounting pressure to hit back at Pakistan after the audacious Uri attack, MEA spokesperson Vikas Swarup suggested that India was not averse to revisiting the 'Indus Waters Treaty' (The Treaty).