The Indus Waters Treaty: A Flashpoint for South Asia's Future The Indian government's rejection of a Hague based Court of Arbitration ruling has cast doubt on the future of the 1960 Indus Waters Treaty, a decades old agreement governing the use of water from six rivers flowing through India and Pakistan.
While some view this move as an assertion of sovereignty, others see it as an attempt to undermine an international treaty designed to prevent conflict between two nuclear armed nations.
At its core, the dispute revolves around the allocation of waters from the western rivers the Indus, Jhelum, and Chenab which are critical for Pakistan's food supply and rural economy.