The Indus Water Treaty will be renegotiated and not considered on old terms, say government sources. India wants to rework the treaty according to its interests under international rules that makes it mandatory to provide water to lower areas.
According to sources, Pakistan’s request to reinstate the Indus Water Treaty will not be considered, but reworked. This comes after Pakistan formally urged India to reconsider its decision to suspend the Indus Waters Treaty following the Pahalgam terror attack.
The government believes that the treaty, signed in September 1960 was very generous towards Pakistan, sources said. The treaty was signed between the two countries under goodwill and friendship at that point.
However, Pakistan has broken that goodwill and friendship by promoting terrorism in the last three decades. India will not violate international rules but will take its fair share of water.
The treaty is a long-term project and will be worked upon accordingly. However it hinges on the fact that there is no anti-India activity from Pakistan.
Sources said that the government is of the mind to rework the treaty according to the needs and reality of the current times, unlike the original treaty which was engineered according to the 50s and the 60s era. It is important to renegotiate the treaty, keeping in mind the current climate change, melting of glaciers, amount of water available in rivers, increasing population and clean energy.
