Goa, June 28 -- India has firmly rejected the latest ruling by the Permanent Court of Arbitration (PCA) in The Hague, which declared it has jurisdiction to continue hearing Pakistan's objections to the Kishenganga and Ratle hydropower projects despite India's suspension of the Indus Waters Treaty.

In a strongly worded statement issued on Friday, the Ministry of External Affairs called the court "illegal" and said it was "purportedly constituted under the Indus Waters Treaty, albeit in brazen violation of it." India stressed that it has never recognised the PCA's authority in this matter and has consistently refused to participate in its proceedings.

The PCA's unanimous decision stated that India's move in April to place the 1960 treaty ...