India/Pakistan: One Year after the Indus Waters Treaty Suspension

May 5, 2026 | PK Saxena
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A year after India suspended the Indus Waters Treaty (IWT) on 23 April 2025, Pakistan continues to prosecute a coordinated media campaign portraying the suspension as an act of aggression that is devastating its agricultural economy. The article examines this narrative and finds it wanting on both legal and empirical grounds. The IWT was systematically weaponised by Pakistan to obstruct legitimate hydropower development in Jammu and Kashmir.