India to explore ‘never considered’ options on Indus Waters Treaty

India to explore ‘never considered’ options on Indus Waters Treaty.

These may include withdrawing from talks on evolving a new Dispute Resolution Mechanism change the design of its hydropower electric projects to allow it to store greater quantities of water India will explore options that it has never considered under the Indus Waters Treaty (IWT).A senior official said that India has always been responsible as the upper riparian country (the one upstream). Even after the 2016 Uri attack, India didn’t take steps outside the IWT. But this time might be different.On April 23, 2025, India announced that it would hold the Indus Waters Treaty in abeyance This means India may Stop sharing river data with Pakistan

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