India on Tuesday made it clear that despite the understanding to halt military hostilities at the Line of Control (LoC), New Delhi is not going to restore the Indus Water treaty, which was suspended following the Pahalgam terrorist attack. Ministry of Foreign Affairs Spokesperson Randhir Jaiswal, in a briefing on Tuesday, clarified that the Indus Water Treaty of 1960 will remain suspended. This comes amid conflict between India and Pakistan over Operation Sindoor, launched to avenge the Pahalgam terror attack.

Jaiswal said, “After the CCS (Cabinet Committee on Security) decision, the Indus Water Treaty (IWT) has been put in abeyance. I would also like to take you back a little. The IWT was concluded in the spirit of goodwill and friendship as specified in the preamble of the treaty.”

“However, Pakistan has held these principles in abeyance by its promotion of cross-border terrorism for several decades now. Now, as per the CCS decision, India will keep the treaty in abeyance until Pakistan credibly and irrevocably abjures its support for cross-border terrorism. Please note that climate change, demographic shifts, and technological changes have created new realities on the ground as well,” he added.

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India’s Measures Against Pakistan

A day after the terror attack in Jammu and Kashmir’s Pahalgam, in which 26 people were killed, New Delhi, on April 23, announced a series of measures against Islamabad, including the suspension of the Indus Water Treaty. In addition, addressing a special press conference after a meeting of the CCS, Foreign Secretary Vikram Misri informed that the Defence, Military, Naval, and Air Advisors of the Pakistani High Commission in New Delhi have been declared persona non grata and were given a week to leave India. 

Afterwards, India also announced punitive measures like banning ships bearing the Pakistan flag from visiting any Indian port.

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Operation Sindoor

After the Pahalgam terror attack, the Indian Armed Forces had launched Operation Sindoor on May 7, hitting terrorist infrastructure in Pakistan and Pakistan-occupied Jammu and Kashmir.

In a statement, the Ministry of Defence said, “Our actions have been focused, measured and non-escalatory in nature. No Pakistani military facilities have been targeted. India has demonstrated considerable restraint in selection of targets and method of execution.”

In the Operation, nine sites were targeted. 

(with ANI inputs)