New Delhi, Sept. 1 -- India on Monday rejected the Permanent Court of Arbitration's order setting aside its decision to suspend the Indus Waters Treaty (IWT) with Pakistan, saying it had never recognised the existence of the "illegally-constituted" court in The Hague. The Indian government also rejected the Permanent Court of Arbitration's order on interim measures prohibiting New Delhi from building certain structures of the Ratle hydroelectric project in Jammu and Kashmir. "India's decision to hold the Indus Waters Treaty in abeyance remains in force," the external affairs ministry said. India held the IWT in abeyance as part of a package of punitive diplomatic and economic measures unveiled in April 2025 in response to the Pahalgam terro...