India rejects a ruling by the Hague-based Court of Arbitration related to the Indus Waters Treaty (IWT), saying it does not recognize the court’s authority. India’s Ministry of External Affairs states it has never recognized the existence of the arbitration court in law and describes it as illegally constituted.
Both outlets report that India’s position focuses on jurisdiction and legal standing. The foreign ministry argues that the arbitration process and the court itself lack legal recognition from India’s side, and therefore the ruling cannot be accepted. The Hindu characterizes India’s refusal as grounded in “lack of jurisdiction,” while Mint reports the ministry’s broader claim that India has never recognized the court’s existence.
Taken together, the reports indicate that India’s rejection is not a response to specific water-allocation findings in the ruling, but a challenge to the court’s legitimacy and authority to decide the dispute. The outlets provide India’s legal stance but do not detail Pakistan’s response or the substance of the court’s determinations in the excerpts provided.
