According to the reports, in meeting, Prime Minister Modi with other officials will discuss treaty and what effects would be held if agreement ended between India and Pakistan, will also be discussed.
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“The state government will support whatever decision is taken by the central government on Indus Waters Treaty”, he had said.
New Delhi, Sept 26:Prime Minister Narendra Modi today chaired a meeting to review the Indus Water treaty with Pakistan amidst heightened tension between the two countries.
On Thursday, External Affairs Ministry spokesperson Vikas Swarup said for any treaty to work there should be “mutual cooperation and trust” from both sides. “We hope that increasingly the global community will see the validity of ensuring that Pakistan is made to stop its state sponsorship of terrorism”, Swarup said. It classified the six rivers – Sutlej, Beas, Ravi, Jhelum, Chenab and Indus – as eastern and western rivers.
The review is being undertaken as India weighs options to give a befitting response to Pakistan in the wake of the Uri attack that left 18 soldiers dead.
After a bad fall in diplomatic field, Modi government is in a bid to stop the flow of waters to Pakistan.
Thus, in simple terms the treaty is an understanding for fair distribution of water between the two countries -India and Paksitan.
Pakistan, as per the treaty, controls the western rivers – the Indus, Chenab and Jhelum that flow from Jammu and Kashmir.
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The Treaty of Indus has survived three wars.
