Indus Waters Treaty to be kept in abeyance as Pakistan resorted to cross-border terror: source

India will keep the Indus Waters Treaty in abeyance as Pakistan had resorted to cross-border terrorism, a highly placed government official told The Hindu here on Sunday (May 11, 2025).

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Operation Sindoor, which targeted nine terror camps inside Pakistan, had created a “new normal” under which India will hit “harder, bigger, stronger” inside Pakistan if cross-border terror attacks continued, the source said. The source, who was part of the decision-making process behind Operation Sindoor, said that despite the “understanding” of May 10, the Indian counter-terror campaign had not ended, and New Delhi was unwilling to engage in a dialogue with Pakistan as, “There is nothing to discuss at the moment even at a neutral location.” The Indus Waters Treaty has to be modified to “make it suitable for the 21st century requirements of the Indian state’, the senior official said, and there would be rapid infrastructure development works in the rivers that were a part of the treaty. “The Indus Waters Treaty was signed in 1960 as a sign of goodwill between the two countries. But Pakistan has actually placed