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'Taking Undue Advantage': India Sends Notice To Pakistan, Demands Review Of Indus Water Treaty
Under Article XII (3) of the Treaty, its provisions may from time to time be modified by a duly ratified Treaty concluded for that purpose between the two Governments.??
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New Delhi: India has sent a notice to Pakistan, demanding review of the 1960 Indus water treaty. The formal notice was sent on August 30. The notice mentioned that a one-sided water treaty has been there since its inception in 1960 and that various articles of the treaty need real assessment.
India also mentioned the continuous terrorist activities from Pakistan’s side and said Pakistan was taking undue advantage of Indian generosity, and that a relook was required.
Under Article XII (3) of the Treaty, its provisions may from time to time be modified by a duly ratified Treaty concluded for that purpose between the two Governments.
In January last year, India had sent a similar notice for the modification of the 1960 Indus Waters Treaty (IWT) after the northwestern neighbour “unilaterally” tried to change the process of resolving disputes between the two sides.
According to sources, the Indian notification highlights fundamental and unforeseen changes in circumstances that require a reassessment of obligations under various Articles of the Treaty. Three specific concerns have been emphasised to drive home the point that the 1960 understanding is no longer tenable.
Sources said that the first was significantly altered population demographics, coupled with connected agricultural and other uses of the waters. The second was the need to accelerate the development of clean energy to meet India's emission targets. The third underlines the impact of persistent cross-border terrorism in Jammu and Kashmir which has impeded the smooth operations of the Treaty and undermined full utilization of India's rights.
These developments come in the wake of a prolonged controversy on the handling of the Ratle and Kishenganga hydel projects. Indian officials believe that Pakistan has been compulsively obstructive about all projects on the Indian side and has taken undue advantage of India's generosity under the Indus Waters Treaty.
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