India Criticizes Pakistan’s Indus Waters Treaty Conference

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India Criticizes Pakistan's Indus Waters Treaty Conference

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An international conference on the Indus Waters Treaty took place in Islamabad on July 1, 2026. India’s BJP Spokesperson Gaurav Gupta, on July 2, 2026, criticized Pakistan and China, alleging they used the conference to spread anti-India propaganda and divert attention from Pakistan’s history of cross-border terrorism. Gupta emphasized India’s stance that normal bilateral relations, including the treaty, cannot continue while Pakistan supports terrorism.

The Indus Waters Treaty, signed in September 1960 and brokered by the World Bank, governs the sharing of the Indus River system’s waters between India and Pakistan. The treaty allocates the waters of the Indus, Jhelum, and Chenab rivers to Pakistan, and the Ravi, Beas, and Sutlej rivers to India. Despite surviving multiple conflicts, disputes over water allocation and infrastructure projects have frequently arisen.

India placed the treaty “in abeyance” in April 2025, following a terrorist attack in Pahalgam, which India attributed to Pakistan-backed militants. India has maintained that the treaty cannot be fully implemented until Pakistan takes verifiable action against terror groups. Pakistan, however, insists the treaty is legally binding and cannot be unilaterally suspended, arguing that India is attempting to “weaponize water.” Pakistan’s Deputy Prime Minister and Foreign Minister Ishaq Dar, and former Foreign Minister Bilawal Bhutto Zardari, were among the Pakistani leaders who addressed the Islamabad conference, stressing the treaty’s importance for regional peace and Pakistan’s water rights. China’s endorsement of Pakistan’s narrative at the conference was also criticized by Gupta, who alleged China consistently shields Pakistan-based terrorists at international forums

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