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India argues treaty can be held in abeyance
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India’s legal case rests on several analytical pillars tied to the Indus Waters Treaty.
The article links the dispute to the April 2025 Pahalgam incident.
It says India points to forum-allocation under Article IX and the collapse of underlying goodwill.
It also cites doctrines that may allow non-performance and limits on arbitration.
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Pakistan’s counterargument is that the treaty text still applies and the institutional framework should remain intact.
The Court of Arbitration is described as ruling that the treaty remains fully in force.
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The story lays out India’s legal case for holding the Indus Waters Treaty in abeyance after disputes linked to the April 2025 Pahalgam incident. It says the case rests on forum-allocation under Article IX, a claimed collapse of underlying goodwill, doctrines that may permit non-performance, and limits on arbitration. It also presents Pakistan’s response that the treaty remains in force and that institutional continuity should hold. The Court of Arbitration is cited as saying the treaty remains fully in force.
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India says the Indus Waters Treaty is in abeyance. Here’s the legal case for it
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This article from ThePrint examines India's legal case for holding the Indus Waters Treaty of 1960 in abeyance following disputes and the April 2025 Pahalgam incident. It outlines India's six analytical pillars, including forum-allocation under Article IX, the alleged collapse of underlying goodwill, exceptional doctrines permitting non-performance, and the limits of arbitration. Conversely, the text details Pakistan's counterarguments regarding text continuity, institutional integrity, and the Court of Arbitration ruling that the treaty remains fully in force.