New Delhi: The Union government on Thursday said there is no change in India’s position on the Indus Waters issue, amid sharp reactions from Pakistan.
Following the terror attack in Pahalgam, India had scrapped the Indus Waters Treaty with Pakistan. New Delhi has maintained that the arrangement will not come into operation until cross-border terrorism and support for it are stopped.
Pakistan has objected to the move and issued warnings. In a statement from the Pakistan Prime Minister’s Office, the treaty was described as having been halted “unilaterally” and “illegally”, while insisting there would be no compromise on water and threatening a response if India did not “return to the right path”.
Responding to reporters in Delhi, Ministry of External Affairs spokesperson Randhir Jaiswal said India’s stance on the Indus waters matter remains unchanged.
Jaiswal also reacted to comments on Kashmir made by Norway’s Foreign Minister Espen Barth Eide during a visit to Pakistan. He said the entirety of Jammu & Kashmir and Ladakh are integral and inseparable parts of India, and called on the international community to hold Pakistan accountable for alleged atrocities in Pakistan-occupied Kashmir and for using the region for terrorism.
