India Rejects Court of Arbitration 'Ruling' on Two J&K Dam Projects

Charade at Pak's behest

- MPOST BUREAU

NEW DELHI: India on Friday firmly rejected a "supplemental award" issued by a Court of Arbitration over its competence regarding the Kishenganga and Ratle hydroelectric projects, both situated in Jammu and Kashmir. These projects, part of the Indus river system, have long been a source of contention between India and Pakistan under the framework of the Indus Waters Treaty (IWT).

In a strongly worded statement, the Ministry of External Affairs (MEA) stated that India has never recognised the legality of the tribunal. "Today, the illegal Court of Arbitration, purportedly constituted under the Indus Waters Treaty 1960, albeit in brazen violation of it, has issued what it characterises as a 'supplemental award,' the MEA said.