Overview

• India has refused Pakistan's request to reinstate the Indus Waters Treaty, citing the need for Pakistan to end support for cross-border terrorism.
• The suspension marks the first time the six-decade-old treaty has been paused, following the April 22 Pahalgam terror attack that killed 26 people.
• India is advancing plans to expand its water infrastructure, including doubling the length of the Ranbir Canal and desilting other canal systems to enhance irrigation and energy production.
• Pakistan has expressed a rare openness to renegotiate the treaty, signaling a potential shift in its stance since the agreement's inception in 1960.
• The suspension has also halted treaty-mandated data sharing, depriving Pakistan of critical hydrological information, including flood warnings.