The Bank's neutral committee is supposed to look into the construction of 2 hydroelectric projects initiated by India
India has been, since the escalation of tensions after the Uri militant attack, indicating its intention to revisit the accord
Pakistan raised objections over the design of the hydel project in Jammu and Kashmir
Move came as it told the two countries that it was responding to their separate proceedings initiated under Indus Waters Treaty 1960
On India's possible actions, Pakistan also said that it was monitoring the situation and would respond accordingly
Revisiting provisions would entail a violation of New Delhi's commitments and obligations under the existing treaty
Soofi maintained that if the treaty is to end, a termination treaty has to be drafted by both India and Pakistan and then ratified by both
It said that revocation of the treaty can be taken as an 'act of war'
'Blood and water cannot flow together', says PM as India decides to exploit water of the five rivers that flow into Pakistan
Signed in 1960 after 10 years of negotiation, IWT has stood the test of political tensions better than everything else India and Pakistan have negotiated.
The treaty was inked in 1960 by the then Prime Minister Jawaharlal Nehru and then Pakistan President Ayub Khan
It is the one thing that has worked between fractious neighbours. And now, is even that going to be collateral damage?
The review is being undertaken as India weighs options to give a befitting response to Pakistan in the wake of the Uri attack
The PIL was seeking declaration of the India-Pakistan Indus Water Treaty as unconstitutional
Eliasson noted that by 2050, the world population could rise to nine billion, who will share the finite resource of water
The assertion came amid calls in New Delhi that govt should scrap the water distribution pact to mount pressure on Islamabad