Indus Water Treaty On Hold Till Pakistan Stops Supporting Cross-Border Terrorism: MEA

Last Updated:May 29, 2025, 16:33 IST

Randhir Jaiswal made this statement after Pakistani Prime Minister Shehbaz Sharif had said he was "ready to talk" with India

Water flows on the banks of Chenab River with the Baglihar hydroelectric project in the background, about 155 km (96 miles) northwest of Jammu, the winter capital of the troubled northern state of Jammu and Kashmir, October 2, 2005. World Bank-appointed observer Raymond Lefitte, who is visiting the site on Sunday, voiced optimism that the row over the Baglihar hydroelectric project, a project Islamabad opposes, will be sorted out, media reports said. Pakistan has raised objections over the height of the dam and said it violates the Indus Water Treaty. India says there is no substance in Pakistan's objections. REUTERS/Amit Gupta

India on Thursday said that the Indus Waters Treaty will remain suspended until Pakistan “credibly and irrevocably" ends its support for cross-border terrorism.

The Ministry of External Affairs (MEA) spokesperson Randhir Jaiswal made this statement after Pakistani Prime Minister Shehbaz Sharif had said he was “ready to talk" with India on regards to the Indus Water.

“As far as the Indus Water Treaty is concerned, it will remain in abeyance till the time Pakistan credibly and irrevocably abjures its support to cross-border terrorism," Jaiswal said at a press briefing in New Delhi.

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