Given the bilateral nature of the agreement, India holds the theoretical authority to reconsider or temporarily place the treaty in abeyance as a political or strategic response to hostile actions, such as state-sponsored terrorism or cross-border violence. However, such a move would have significant geopolitical and humanitarian ramifications, nec
Despite multiple wars and periods
Despite multiple wars and periods of diplomatic impasse, the treaty has been widely lauded as a rare example of sustained bilateral cooperation between two hostile neighbours. Its importance is further underscored by the fact that around 80 percent of Pakistan’s irrigated agricultural land—roughly 16 million hectares—relies on the Indus basin
has become nearly unsustainable
Roads have been bombed into rubble. Water stations have been deliberately destroyed. Schools stand abandoned, their walls scarred with bullet holes and their courtyards littered with debris. In many neighborhoods, residents are forced to rely on untreated surface water, increasing the risk of disease outbreaks. The total collapse of state infrastru
tantamount to criminal acts
The moot point was Yoon’s alleged intent to disrupt the constitutional order and if his intent of rebellion was tantamount to criminal acts and thus qualify for criminal proceedings. Much depended on the admissibility of testimony from key witnesses, as well as other evidence, that played a crucial role in the criminal trial. The charges that Yoo
Hamas to make further concessions
Witkoff suggested that the resumption of Israel’s assault on Gaza in violation of the ceasefire agreement he negotiated in January was a way of pressuring Hamas to make further concessions. “The Israelis going in (to Gaza) is in some respects unfortunate, and in some respects falls into the ‘had to be’ bucket… We may be able to use this t