Srinagar, May 22 -- An Enduring Treaty? Concluded in 1960, the Indus Water Treaty [IWT] has a unique record of having successfully endured the 1965 and 1971 Indo-Pak conflicts as well as the 1999 Kargil War, which is indeed remarkable. It's largely believed that this is because of two reasons. One, the treaty ensures equitable distribution of water, and two, both New Delhi and Islamabad have been accommodative while dealing with IWT related issues.However, these assumptions are unfortunately far removed from reality. While water distribution under IWT is shockingly disproportionate, tensions over interpretation of IWT provisions between India and Pakistan are more of a rule rather than an exception. Upper riparian states can exploit their...