BEIJING
\nIndia\u2019s unilateral violations of the Indus Waters Treaty (IWT), including unannounced water releases and its persistent refusal to share hydrological data, amount to a dangerous weaponization of water, posing a serious threat to Pakistan\u2019s survival and to regional stability as a whole.
\nThis was stated by Prof. Cheng Xizhong, Senior Research Fellow at the Charhar Institute, a non-governmental Chinese think-tank on diplomacy and international studies based in Beijing. He said that, as emphasized by Deputy Prime Minister and Foreign Minister Senator Ishaq Dar, India\u2019s reckless actions, deliberately timed to disrupt Pakistan\u2019s agricultural cycle, directly endanger the livelihoods of over 250 million people. These measures undermine Pakistan\u2019s food and economic security and risk triggering a large-scale humanitarian crisis.
\nSuch conduct represents not only a blatant breach of the IWT but also a violation of fundamental principles of international law. India\u2019s systematic attempts to erode the treaty framework\u2014through the construction of illegal hydropower projects and the circumvention of established dispute-resolution mechanisms\u2014set a dangerous precedent for transboundary water governance worldwide, he added.
\nProf Cheng stressed that the international community, particularly the United Nations Security Council and the World Bank, cannot afford to remain silent.
\nIndia\u2019s manipulation of shared water resources strikes at the credibility of international treaties and violates the core principles of good-neighborly relations.
\nIt is therefore imperative that the global community urge India to immediately restore full compliance with the IWT, cease the weaponization of water, and engage in meaningful, constructive dialogue.Pakistan\u2019s commitment to peaceful dispute resolution remains unwavering; however, its existential water rights are non-negotiable. Failure to hold India accountable will only exacerbate tensions in South Asia, turning a shared lifeline into a catalyst for conflict, he added.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
BEIJING India\u2019s unilateral violations of the Indus Waters Treaty (IWT), including unannounced water releases and its persistent refusal to share hydrological data, amount to a dangerous weaponization of water, posing a serious threat to Pakistan\u2019s survival and to regional stability as a whole. This was stated by Prof. Cheng Xizhong, Senior Research Fellow at the […]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":521361,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[6],"tags":[],"class_list":{"0":"post-521343","1":"post","2":"type-post","3":"status-publish","4":"format-standard","5":"has-post-thumbnail","7":"category-world"},"yoast_head":"\n