Jammu, March 20 -- India delivered a strong rebuttal to Pakistan at the United Nations, asserting that the Indus Waters Treaty will remain in abeyance until Islamabad takes "credible and irreversible" steps to end its support for cross-border terrorism.
Speaking at a United Nations event around World Water Day, India's Permanent Representative to the UN, P. Harish (Harish Parvathaneni), said New Delhi had entered into the 1960 agreement in a spirit of goodwill and cooperation, but that commitment has been eroded by decades of hostility and violence.
Issuing what was described as a firm diplomatic message, the Indian envoy stated that meaningful engagement, including discussions on water-sharing, cannot continue in an environment marked by...