Geneva, June 18 -- Calling the Indus Waters Treaty "outdated" and unsuited to present-day realities, India strongly rebuked Pakistan at the United Nations Human Rights Council (UNHRC), asserting that a country which continues to sponsor terrorism cannot expect the benefits of cooperation founded on goodwill and friendship.

Speaking during India's right of reply at the 62nd Session of the UN Human Rights Council, First Secretary at the Permanent Mission of India to the United Nations, Anupama Singh, rejected Pakistan's allegations against India and criticised Islamabad's repeated attempts to raise bilateral issues at international forums.

"Our position on the Indus Water Treaty is well known. It defies logic that a state which exports te...