"Blood, Water...": Ex-Diplomat Kanwal Sibal Calls For Halting Indus Waters Treaty With Pak

Calling for a strong response after the terrorist attack in Jammu and Kashmir's Pahalgam, in which 26 people were killed, former foreign secretary Kanwal Sibal has called for the indefinite suspension of the Indus Waters Treaty with Pakistan, asserting that "blood and water" can't go together.

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The Resistance Front (TRF), an offshoot of the Lashkar-e-Taiba, has claimed responsibility for Tuesday's dastardly attack. In a post on X on Wednesday, Mr Sibal, who was the Indian ambassador to Russia and is now the Chancellor of the Jawaharlal Nehru University, also pointed to the timing of the massacre - during US Vice-President JD Vance's visit - stating that India is in a favourable position with the US. "It is time to suspend the Indus Waters Treaty indefinitely as a truly meaningful response to the latest terrorist outrage in Pahalgam instigated by Pakistan. We have earlier said that blood and water can't go together. Let's act on our own declared position. This will be a strategic response," Mr Sibal wrote. "We are in a favourable position on this with the US as the terrorist attack has occurred during Vance's visit. Trump and Vance have strong views on Islamic extremis