In a statement issued late on Monday evening, Ministry of External Affairs spokesperson Syed Akbaruddin said, "The award of the court of arbitration at The Hague today reaffirms the validity of India's position... It highlights once again that India is adhering to all the provisions of the Indus Waters Treaty."
Former Central Water Commission chairman A K Bajaj, who was involved with the process of dispute resolution from the beginning and had been engaged by the government even after retirement, said, "It was a major point that Pakistan was opposing on various frivolous grounds and it is good that the hon'ble tribunal has decided the matter by correctly interpreting the relevant provisions of the Treaty."
India's legal team was led by Fali S Nariman and comprised international law expert Shankar Das and hired foreign lawyers.
The technical and factual case was presented by a team comprising Singh, Bajaj, Indus Commissioner G Aranganathan and his deputy Darpan Talwar, among others.
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