New Delhi, June 28 -- The Indus Waters Treaty, signed in 1960 and brokered by the World Bank, was designed to resolve water-sharing disputes between India and Pakistan through a clear technical division of river systems in the Indus basin.

The arrangement allocated:

Eastern rivers (Ravi, Beas, Sutlej) to India for unrestricted use Western rivers (Indus, Jhelum, Chenab) primarily to Pakistan, with limited defined usage rights for India Within this structure, India is permitted:

Run-of-the-river hydroelectric generation Limited irrigation Non-consumptive uses Small, regulated storage within specified engineering constraints The treaty also created a Permanent Indus Commission, along with structured dispute resolution mechanisms, making i...