India to revisit Indus Water Treaty with Pak?

With New Delhi launching a diplomatic blitz against Islamabad, there seems a possibility of India revisiting the Indus Waters Treaty that was signed with Pakistan in 1960.

“I am sure you are aware that there are differences between India and Pakistan on the implementation of the Indus Waters Treaty,” 

External Affairs Ministry spokesperson Vikas Swarup said in reply to a question at a media briefing here on Thursday. “But this is an issue which is being addressed bilaterally. 

But let me make a basic point. <g data-gr-id="164">Eventually</g> any cooperative arrangement requires goodwill and mutual trust on both sides,” Swarup said. “For any such treaty to work, it is important there must be mutual trust and cooperation. It can’t be a one-sided affair.”

The water distribution treaty was signed between the two countries in 1960 after Pakistan’s fear that since the source rivers of the Indus basin are in India, it could create droughts and famines in Pakistan during times of war.