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India Demands Credible Action on Terror, Rejects Pakistan's Indus Waters Treaty Claims
- •India's MEA spokesperson Randhir Jaiswal stated Pakistan must take credible and verifiable action against cross-border terrorism before its assurances can be taken seriously, accusing Pakistan of misrepresenting facts and propagating falsehoods.
- •India rejected Pakistan's claims regarding a "ruling" by the Permanent Court of Arbitration on the Indus Waters Treaty, calling the body "illegally constituted" and its pronouncements invalid.
- •New Delhi continues to demand concrete action against terrorist groups operating from Pakistan, dismissing rewards for Masood Azhar as insufficient and calling for tangible steps.
- •India's stance on cross-border terrorism has hardened following attacks like the April 2025 Pahalgam incident, with New Delhi maintaining that improved bilateral relations depend on Pakistan curbing terrorism.
- •India reiterated its rejection of the Court of Arbitration proceedings concerning the Indus Waters Treaty, asserting the arbitration mechanism violates treaty provisions and its decisions have no bearing on India's sovereign actions.
Key Questions Answered
India has rejected the recent interim measures and award issued by the Court of Arbitration regarding the Indus Waters Treaty, maintaining that the body was illegally constituted by the World Bank in breach of treaty terms. New Delhi asserts that the arbitral body has no legal existence and that its decisions will not impact India's sovereign projects.
India has maintained that any meaningful improvement in bilateral ties and the restoration of the Indus Waters Treaty require Pakistan to take credible, verifiable action to completely stop cross-border terrorism. New Delhi placed the 1960 treaty in abeyance following the April 2025 Pahalgam terror attack and subsequent military tensions.
The Ministry of External Affairs criticized Pakistan for misrepresenting facts and attempting to distort reality through communications with the UN Security Council president concerning arbitration proceedings. MEA spokesperson Randhir Jaiswal dismissed Islamabad's assertions, stating that Pakistan has a habit of propagating falsehoods and must take credible action against terror before its assurances are taken seriously.
