Delhi, May 13: The Indus Water Treaty, which is kept in abeyance amid the India-Pakistan tensions, will remain suspended until Pakistan halts its cross-border terrorism, said Ministry of External Affairs on Tuesday.
The Ministry stated through a press meet that India will maintain the suspension of the Indus Waters Treaty until Pakistan halts its support for cross-border terrorism.
The government of India had made the decisive move to suspend the Indus Waters Treaty during a Cabinet Committee on Security, meeting on April 23, just one day after the Pahalgam terror attack that claimed 26 lives.
“Now as per the Cabinet Committee on Security (CCS) decision of 23 April, India will keep the Treaty in abeyance until Pakistan credibly and irrevocably abjures its support for cross-border terrorism. Please also note that climate change, demographic shifts and technological changes have created new realities on the ground," MEA spokesperson Randhir Jaiswal said.
He added that the Indus Treaty was signed in 1960 in the spirit of goodwill and friendship, as outlined in its preamble. However, Pakistan has undermined these principles by promoting cross-border terrorism for decades, he said.
