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India Rejects Arbitration Award, Says Indus Treaty Remains in Abeyance

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Courtroom-sketch editorial illustration of the turquoise Indus River flowing between steep rocky Himalayan slopes, with green trees along the bank and distant rugged peaks, rendered in warm ochre and slate-blue pastel strokes.

India said it categorically rejects a Court of Arbitration award on the Indus Waters Treaty, calling the panel illegally constituted and saying the treaty remains in abeyance. The panel unanimously ruled that India’s April 2025 move was not permitted by the treaty or international law and said the 1960 pact remains fully in force. Interim measures restrict concreting work on parts of the Ratle hydropower project until 90 days after a World Bank-appointed neutral expert issues a final decision, expected in July 2027. Pakistan welcomed the ruling; India said it would not affect current or future hydropower projects.

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