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India Seeks Review Of Indus Water Treaty, Serves Notice To Pakistan
India has served a formal notice to Pakistan seeking a review of the Indus Water Treaty, arguing that "fundamental and unforeseen" changes in the circumstances require a reassessment of the pact.
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India Stops Ravi Water Flow To Pakistan With A Dam In Punjab: Explained
India has stopped the flow of water from the Ravi river into Pakistan by building a dam that was waiting for completion for 45 years. India has exclusive rights to the water of Ravi under the 1960 Indus water treaty signed under the supervision of th
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"Pak Actions Have Forced...": India Issues Notice Over Indus Waters Treaty
India had, on January 25, issued a notice to Pakistan for modification of the Indus Waters Treaty (IWT) of September 1960 following Pakistani "intransigence" on its implementation, sources said today.
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Indus Water Treaty Between India And Pakistan Explained
Union Minister Nitin Gadkari on Thursday said that the government has decided to stop "our share of water that used to flow to Pakistan", a week after 40 CRPF soldiers were killed in a terror attack in Jammu and Kashmir's Pulwama.
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India, Pak Water Treaty Faces Intense Pressure As Rivers Run Dry
Women and children walk miles each day in search for water in a crowded, downtrodden district of Pakistan's financial capital, Karachi - a scene repeated in cities throughout the country.
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On Water Disputes, UN Official Gives Example Of Indus Waters Treaty
The 1960 Indus Waters Treaty between India and Pakistan has survived disputes between the two countries and provided a framework for resolving disagreements over water use, a top UN official has said.
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India Permitted To Construct Kishanganga, Ratle Projects: World Bank
India is allowed to construct hydroelectric power facilities on tributaries of the Jhelum and Chenab rivers with certain restrictions under the 1960 Indus Waters Treaty (IWT), the World Bank has said.
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Fully Conscious Of International Obligations, Ready To Talk On Indus Waters Issue, Says India
India on Tuesday said that it is ready to engage in further consultations on matters relating to the waters of the Indus river basin in relation to Pakistan after the World Bank took a decision that is seemingly in New Delhi's favour.
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Indus Treaty Processes 'Paused', World Bank Asks India, Pak For 'Alternate Approach'
In a significant development, the World Bank has paused the separate processes initiated by India and Pakistan under the Indus Waters Treaty to allow the two countries to consider alternative ways to resolve their disagreements.
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PM Narendra Modi's Push Against Pak Has A Role For Himalayan Rivers: Foreign Media
Himalayan rivers have become the new flash point in the bitter India-Pakistan conflict, providing the latest diplomatic weapon in Prime Minister Narendra Modi's push to isolate Islamabad.
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India, Pakistan Reach Out To World Bank On Indus Waters Treaty
The World Bank, the international lender which had mediated the Indus Waters Treaty, today said it was approached by India and Pakistan and it is "responding in its limited, procedural role as set out in the treaty".
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On Scrapping Indus Treaty, India Keeps All Options Open, Say Sources: 10 Facts
India today indicated that a dramatic reconfiguring of the Indus Waters Treaty for the sharing of six rivers with Pakistan is not off the table as a response to the Uri terror attack, after Prime Minister Narendra Modi said at a meeting: "Blood and water cannot flow together."
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Indus Waters Treaty: Limited Options For India To Turn Off The Tap
Voices within India demanding action against Pakistan, after terrorists attacked an army base in Uri and killed 18 soldiers last week, are growing louder. One suggestion making the rounds is India turn off the Indus river tap that waters much of Pakistan. It is suggested that doing so could compel Pakistan to crackdown on non-state and state actors...
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Amid Indo-Pak Tensions, UN Official Says, 'Indus Waters Treaty Survived 2 Wars'
The 1960 Indus Waters Treaty between India and Pakistan has survived "two wars", a high-level UN official said underlining water also represents a source of cooperation and not just conflict.
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Amid Strain, India Does Not Rule Out Cutting Off Indus Water To Pakistan
Amid plummeting ties over the Kashmir unrest and Uri terror attack, India today did not rule out scrapping the Indus water treaty with Pakistan if it doesn't act against terror from its soil.
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India Seeks Review Of Indus Water Treaty, Serves Notice To Pakistan
India has served a formal notice to Pakistan seeking a review of the Indus Water Treaty, arguing that "fundamental and unforeseen" changes in the circumstances require a reassessment of the pact.
-
India Stops Ravi Water Flow To Pakistan With A Dam In Punjab: Explained
India has stopped the flow of water from the Ravi river into Pakistan by building a dam that was waiting for completion for 45 years. India has exclusive rights to the water of Ravi under the 1960 Indus water treaty signed under the supervision of th
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"Pak Actions Have Forced...": India Issues Notice Over Indus Waters Treaty
India had, on January 25, issued a notice to Pakistan for modification of the Indus Waters Treaty (IWT) of September 1960 following Pakistani "intransigence" on its implementation, sources said today.
-
Indus Water Treaty Between India And Pakistan Explained
Union Minister Nitin Gadkari on Thursday said that the government has decided to stop "our share of water that used to flow to Pakistan", a week after 40 CRPF soldiers were killed in a terror attack in Jammu and Kashmir's Pulwama.
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India, Pak Water Treaty Faces Intense Pressure As Rivers Run Dry
Women and children walk miles each day in search for water in a crowded, downtrodden district of Pakistan's financial capital, Karachi - a scene repeated in cities throughout the country.
-
On Water Disputes, UN Official Gives Example Of Indus Waters Treaty
The 1960 Indus Waters Treaty between India and Pakistan has survived disputes between the two countries and provided a framework for resolving disagreements over water use, a top UN official has said.
-
India Permitted To Construct Kishanganga, Ratle Projects: World Bank
India is allowed to construct hydroelectric power facilities on tributaries of the Jhelum and Chenab rivers with certain restrictions under the 1960 Indus Waters Treaty (IWT), the World Bank has said.
-
Fully Conscious Of International Obligations, Ready To Talk On Indus Waters Issue, Says India
India on Tuesday said that it is ready to engage in further consultations on matters relating to the waters of the Indus river basin in relation to Pakistan after the World Bank took a decision that is seemingly in New Delhi's favour.
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Indus Treaty Processes 'Paused', World Bank Asks India, Pak For 'Alternate Approach'
In a significant development, the World Bank has paused the separate processes initiated by India and Pakistan under the Indus Waters Treaty to allow the two countries to consider alternative ways to resolve their disagreements.
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PM Narendra Modi's Push Against Pak Has A Role For Himalayan Rivers: Foreign Media
Himalayan rivers have become the new flash point in the bitter India-Pakistan conflict, providing the latest diplomatic weapon in Prime Minister Narendra Modi's push to isolate Islamabad.
-
India, Pakistan Reach Out To World Bank On Indus Waters Treaty
The World Bank, the international lender which had mediated the Indus Waters Treaty, today said it was approached by India and Pakistan and it is "responding in its limited, procedural role as set out in the treaty".
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On Scrapping Indus Treaty, India Keeps All Options Open, Say Sources: 10 Facts
India today indicated that a dramatic reconfiguring of the Indus Waters Treaty for the sharing of six rivers with Pakistan is not off the table as a response to the Uri terror attack, after Prime Minister Narendra Modi said at a meeting: "Blood and water cannot flow together."
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Indus Waters Treaty: Limited Options For India To Turn Off The Tap
Voices within India demanding action against Pakistan, after terrorists attacked an army base in Uri and killed 18 soldiers last week, are growing louder. One suggestion making the rounds is India turn off the Indus river tap that waters much of Pakistan. It is suggested that doing so could compel Pakistan to crackdown on non-state and state actors...
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Amid Indo-Pak Tensions, UN Official Says, 'Indus Waters Treaty Survived 2 Wars'
The 1960 Indus Waters Treaty between India and Pakistan has survived "two wars", a high-level UN official said underlining water also represents a source of cooperation and not just conflict.
-
Amid Strain, India Does Not Rule Out Cutting Off Indus Water To Pakistan
Amid plummeting ties over the Kashmir unrest and Uri terror attack, India today did not rule out scrapping the Indus water treaty with Pakistan if it doesn't act against terror from its soil.
