India Defies Hague Court on Indus Waters, Reinforces Sovereignty Stance

India flatly rejected a ruling from the Permanent Court of Arbitration in The Hague, branding the tribunal "illegally constituted" and affirming that its suspension of the 1960 Indus Waters Treaty with Pakistan "will remain in force." The Ministry of External Affairs issued the sharp rebuke on Monday, August 31, after the court ordered India to uphold the treaty and halt construction on the Ratle Hydro-Electric Plant in Kashmir. This move signals a decisive escalation in the...