Indus Water Treaty to remain suspended over Pakistan-backed cross-border terror: MEA
India reiterated that the Indus Waters Treaty will remain suspended in response to Pakistan’s continued sponsorship of cross-border terrorism, the Ministry of External Affairs (MEA) said.
Speaking at a media briefing on the first anniversary of Operation Sindoor, MEA spokesperson Randhir Jaiswal said India has every right to defend itself against terrorism backed from across the border.
“The world knows that cross-border terrorism has long been an instrument of state policy for Pakistan,” Jaiswal said while reaffirming India’s firm stance against terrorism.
The MEA also maintained that the Indus Water Treaty would continue to remain in abeyance until Pakistan credibly and irrevocably ends its support for terrorism.
India had suspended the treaty following the April 2025 terror attack in Pahalgam that killed several civilians, triggering a series of diplomatic and strategic measures against Pakistan.
The 1960 treaty, brokered by the World Bank, governs the sharing of waters from the Indus river system between India and Pakistan.
