Following a ruling by the Permanent Court of Arbitration at The Hague declaring that the Indus Waters Treaty (IWT) remains fully in force and ordering interim restrictions on India's Ratle Hydro-Electric Plant, India’s Ministry of External Affairs rejected the award, asserting that the arbitral body was constituted in illegal breach of the treaty terms and holds no jurisdiction over India's sovereign decisions. India, which placed the 1960 water-sharing pact in abeyance following a major terror attack in early 2025 and conditions its resumption on Pakistan halting cross-border terrorism, has consistently boycotted the tribunal's proceedings and maintained that the court's pronouncements will have no impact on its hydroelectric and infrastructure projects.
