India Rejects Pakistan’s Indus Waters Treaty Letter at UN
India has rejected Pakistan’s UN Security Council letter on the Indus Waters Treaty, disputing the validity of the Court of Arbitration’s recent findings.
India has objected to Pakistan’s circulation of a letter to the UN Security Council concerning a recent Court of Arbitration pronouncement on the Indus Waters Treaty, accusing Islamabad of misrepresenting the facts. India has rejected the tribunal’s findings and questioned the validity of the proceedings.
Ministry of External Affairs spokesperson Randhir Jaiswal said India does not recognise the Court of Arbitration involved in the proceedings and described it as illegally constituted. He said Pakistan was presenting the decision as a ruling of the Permanent Court of Arbitration, which India disputes.
The dispute follows an August 31, 2026 award that found there was no legal basis for India’s decision to place the treaty in abeyance and held that the treaty remained in force. Pakistan has welcomed the decision, while India has rejected the tribunal’s jurisdiction and findings.
India placed the 1960 treaty in abeyance in April 2025 after the Pahalgam terror attack. New Delhi has maintained that the treaty will remain in abeyance until Pakistan takes credible and irreversible action against cross-border terrorism.
Jaiswal also said Pakistan needs to demonstrate concrete action against cross-border terrorism before its commitments can be viewed as credible. The latest exchange adds another layer to the continuing India-Pakistan dispute over the treaty and the international arbitration process.
