Indus Water Treaty
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India, Pakistan talks on Monday on hydropower projects under Indus Waters Treaty
India | Jul 29, 2017, 09:32 PM ISTIndia and Pakistan will hold talks over issues related two of India's hydroelectricity projects under Indus Waters Treaty (IWT) at the World Bank headquarters in Washington on Monday.
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Water a 'catalyst' for cooperation, Indus Treaty survived three Indo-Pak wars: UN chief
World | Jun 07, 2017, 09:56 AM ISTUN Secretary General Antonio Guterres on Tuesday said that water has proven to be a catalyst for cooperation even among nations not on the best of terms.
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India-Pakistan to resume Indus Water Treaty talks this month: Report
World | Apr 11, 2017, 03:06 PM ISTAccording to Pakistan’s media, the dialogue between the two neighbouring sides will be held either by the end of April or beginning of May.
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Pakistan’s concerns on Indian hydro projects on agenda as Indus Water Commission meets today
India | Mar 20, 2017, 12:47 PM ISTThe last meeting of the commission was held in 2015. Another meeting planned in September 2016 was cancelled due to tension due to Uri terror attack by Pakistan-based outfits.
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India to resume work on Shahpur Kandi dam project under Indus Water Treaty
India | Mar 04, 2017, 02:53 PM ISTIndia has stepped up its efforts to resume the stalled Shahpur Kandi dam project, which comes under the Indus Water Treaty.
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Pakistan’s neglect behind delay in resolution of water disputes with India, says UNDP
World | Feb 02, 2017, 04:40 PM ISTPakistan’s negligence in presenting the cases of dispute with India to the Indus Water Commission related to the Indus Waters Treaty has resulted in the issues remaining unaddressed, UNDP said.
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Pakistan asks India to inform it of all future hydel projects for smooth running of Indus Waters Treaty
World | Jan 20, 2017, 12:19 PM ISTPakistan has asked both India and the World Bank to keep it in loop on all the dams and hydropower projects proposed to be built by New Delhi on the western rivers, and not just the two projects, Kishanganga and Ratle, under dispute currently.
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Indus Waters Treaty: US signals it won’t mediate between India and Pakistan
World | Jan 04, 2017, 06:48 PM ISTThe US administration is not ready to initiate the process to resolve the water dispute between India and Pakistan saying both countries should work together to resolve their differences. Asked during the daily briefing on
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US initiates process to resolve Indo-Pak Indus Water Treaty dispute: Report
World | Jan 04, 2017, 08:44 AM ISTThe US administration has initiated the process to resolve the water dispute between India and Pakistan without waiting for a formal invitation, Dawn reported on Tuesday while quoting officials from Washington.
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India will set dangerous precedent if it violates Indus Waters Treaty, warns Pakistan
World | Dec 28, 2016, 06:50 PM ISTPakistan today warned that violation of the Indus Waters Treaty (IWT) on India’s part would set a dangerous precedent for other countries to behave similarly.
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Indus Water Treaty task force discusses fullest exploitation of India's rights, starts process to tap waters
India | Dec 24, 2016, 09:47 AM ISTThe inter-ministerial task force, set up by Modi government to look into strategic aspects of Indus Water Treaty (IWT) with Pakistan, met on Friday to discuss ways to bring Punjab and Jammu & Kashmir on board for speeding up work on the ground throug
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Will not accept any modifications or changes in Indus Waters Treaty: Pakistan
World | Dec 17, 2016, 12:08 PM ISTFearing that India is buying time to complete two disputed water projects, Pakistan today made it clear that it will not accept any modifications or changes to the Indus Waters Treaty (IWT).
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Indus Waters Treaty: Pakistan to approach India after World Bank’s ‘pause’ in dam arbitration
World | Dec 14, 2016, 06:15 PM ISTPakistan is planning to approach India to sort out differences on the Indus Waters Treaty after the World Bank announced a pause in arbitration between Islamabad and New Delhi on the matter of the two dams being constructed by India.
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Breach of Indus Waters Treaty by India would be an ‘act of war’: Pakistan
World | Dec 08, 2016, 04:00 PM ISTPakistan has said that it would treat any unilateral violation of Indus Waters Treaty by India as an “act of war”.
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25th November News in Nutshell: Important stories of the day
India | Nov 25, 2016, 07:17 PM ISTImportant stories of the day
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Water that belongs to India cannot be allowed to go to Pakistan: PM
National | Nov 25, 2016, 06:21 PM ISTPrime Minister Narendra Modi today said that India was well within its rights to exercise its legitimate control on river waters that flow through India into Pakistan. Referring to the Indus Waters Treaty, the Prime Minister said that the government
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Indus Waters Treaty: Pakistan warns against use of water as an instrument of coercion
World | Nov 23, 2016, 03:28 PM ISTIn an apparent reference to its row with India over Indus Water Treaty, Pakistan has warned against use of water as an instrument of coercion or war.
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WB asks India, Pak to agree to mediation on IWT; New Delhi questions its ‘legally untenable action’
World | Nov 11, 2016, 09:28 AM ISTThe World Bank has asked India and Pakistan to ‘agree to mediation’ in order to settle on a mechanism for how the Indus Waters Treaty (IWT) should be used to resolve issues regarding two dams -- Kishenganga and Ratle hydroelectric projects.
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Pakistan warns India against breach of Indus Waters Treaty
World | Nov 08, 2016, 07:03 PM ISTPakistan has warned that it will respond with full force if India shows ‘aggression’ by breaching the World Bank-sponsored Indus Waters Treaty (IWT).
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Pakistan warns of taking legal action if India violates bilateral pacts including Indus Water Treaty
World | Oct 20, 2016, 04:18 PM ISTPakistan today warned that it will take legal action if India breaches any of the bilateral pacts signed between the two countries.