Ire over the Indus
The Indus River Water Treaty is fast emerging as a bone of contention between India and Pakistan. Pakistan has been clamouring for independent arbitrators to settle violations by India of the treaty. India, on the other hand, is using the treaty as an unconventional weapon.
The treaty has its origin in the pre-partition water sharing conflict between Punjab and Sindh. In 1942, a judicial commission appointed by the British recommended that both the provinces manage the water basin as a whole. The recommendations were rejected by both parties. The problem festered for nine years after India and Pakistan gained independence.
In 1960, India and Pakistan signed the treaty, brokered by the World Bank. The treaty gives Pakistan unrestricted access to water of three rivers
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