India Seeks Major Revision of Indus Water Treaty with Pakistan

Citing demographic changes, clean energy needs, and cross-border terrorism, India calls for renegotiation of the 1960 agreement.

India served a formal notice to Pakistan on August 30, 2024, seeking a review and modification of the Indus Water Treaty.
Key reasons for the review include altered population demographics, environmental concerns, and the need to accelerate clean energy development.
India also cited persistent cross-border terrorism as a factor undermining the treaty's implementation.
The notice follows prolonged disputes over the Kishanganga and Ratle hydro projects, with India objecting to concurrent dispute resolution processes.
India has called for government-to-government negotiations under Article XII(3) of the treaty to address these fundamental changes.