New Delhi, June 5 -- India on Friday reiterated that the Indus Waters Treaty will remain in "abeyance" until Pakistan stops supporting cross-border terrorism.

Addressing the weekly media briefing, the MEA spokesperson Randhir Jaiswal said the 1960 water-sharing pact continues to be suspended following the April 2025 Pahalgam terror attack. The decision to keep the treaty on hold follows the "Operation Sindoor" military action launched by India in May 2025, which targeted terrorist infrastructure in response to the Pahalgam attack that claimed 26 lives.

Speaking to the media, Jaiswal emphasised that the treaty would not be restored until there is a credible and irreversible cessation of Pakistan's support for cross-border terror activiti...