Not a Single Drop’: India Moves to Cut Water Flow to Pakistan

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New Delhi: India announced on Wednesday that it is making every effort to prevent water from flowing into Pakistan through the Indus river system, escalating tensions over the historic Indus Waters Treaty. Union Water Resources Minister C.R. Patil stated that the government is taking steps to ensure that "not a single drop" of water flows into Pakistan in the next years.

Patil stated that the agreement has not been legally ended but is still in effect, and that the government is acting on Prime Minister Narendra Modi's directions to halt cross-border water flows. He also stated that senior officials constantly monitor the situation.

India and Pakistan share water from six rivers in the Indus basin under the terms of the 1960 Indus Waters Treaty. In response to rising regional tensions, India suspended its engagement in the pact. Pakistan, on the other hand, argues that the treaty is still legally binding and has issued a warning that any attempt to change river flows would be considered a grave breach of its water rights.

Although India has declared plans to conserve or divert more water for domestic consumption, experts point out that significant infrastructure projects would take years to finish. With both sides tightening their stances on the treaty's future, the disagreement has grown to be one of the most delicate topics in relations between the two armed nuclear rivals.