New Delhi: India on Friday reiterated that there has been no change in its position on the Indus Waters Treaty, days after Pakistan Prime Minister Shehbaz Sharif warned against any move to stop his country’s water supply.
Addressing the weekly media briefing, Ministry of External Affairs (MEA) spokesperson Randhir Jaiswal said India’s stand on the treaty remains unchanged.
“There is no change in the way we think. Our position on the treaty is clear,” Jaiswal said.
India had placed the 1960 Indus Waters Treaty in abeyance following the April 2025 terror attack in Pahalgam. The government has since maintained that the treaty cannot return to operation in its existing form unless Pakistan takes credible and irreversible steps to end cross-border terrorism.
Responding to questions on Jammu and Kashmir and remarks made by Norway’s foreign minister during a visit to Islamabad, Jaiswal reiterated India’s position that Jammu, Kashmir and Ladakh are an integral and inalienable part of the country.
“The whole of Jammu, Kashmir and Ladakh are integral and inalienable parts of India,” he said.
The MEA spokesperson also said the international community should take note of developments in Pakistan-occupied Jammu and Kashmir and concerns relating to the use of the territory for cross-border terrorism.
India has consistently maintained that matters relating to Jammu and Kashmir are its internal affairs, while Pakistan has continued to raise the issue at international forums.
The remarks come amid continuing tensions between the two countries over water-sharing arrangements and cross-border terrorism, with New Delhi linking the future of the treaty to Pakistan’s actions against terrorism. (With inputs from KNO)
