India rejects a Hague-based arbitration ruling over the Indus Waters Treaty, casting renewed uncertainty on the 1960 agreement’s future, according to multiple reports. The dispute centers on whether the treaty remains in force and how prior determinations by the tribunal are treated.
Pakistan welcomes India’s rejection and says India remains bound by the treaty. India’s Ministry of External Affairs characterizes the arbitration body as a “so-called Court of Arbitration” and says it was “illegally constituted.” India argues the tribunal was established by the World Bank in breach of the treaty and therefore India “categorically rejects” the award, placing its position alongside similar rejections of earlier pronouncements by the same body.
The outlets also frame the next steps around how the parties manage the disagreement—whether they seek further negotiation, pursue alternative legal avenues, or face greater risks of escalation in water-related implementation.
