India rejects court ruling on Indus Waters Treaty
India has rejected a Hague-based arbitration court’s ruling that the Indus Waters Treaty remains in force.
![Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi addresses the media outside Parliament House on the opening day of the monsoon session, in New Delhi, India, Monday, July 20, 2026. [AP Photo/Sanjeev Rastogi]](/wp-content/uploads/2026/09/image-1788468105.jpg?resize=770%2C513&quality=80)
India has rejected a Hague-based arbitration court’s ruling that the Indus Waters Treaty remains in force.
![Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi addresses the media outside Parliament House on the opening day of the monsoon session, in New Delhi, India, Monday, July 20, 2026. [AP Photo/Sanjeev Rastogi]](/wp-content/uploads/2026/09/image-1788468105.jpg?resize=770%2C513&quality=80)

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![Pakistan's Prime Minister Shehbaz Sharif, August 13 2025. [Screenshot PTV]](/wp-content/uploads/2026/08/image-1786712765.jpg?resize=770%2C513&quality=80)




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