JAMMU, Feb 2: India has made it clear that it does not recognise the legitimacy of the proceedings in the Court of Arbitration in The Hague.
An order was issued last week by the Court of Arbitration (CoA) constituted under the Indus Waters Treaty (IWT), directing that operational “pondage logbooks” from Indian hydroelectric plants be produced as part of what it calls the “Second Phase on the Merits”.
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The Court has fixed hearings for February 3 at the Peace Palace in The Hague.
“The “so-called illegally constituted” CoA continues to “hold parallel proceedings (in addition to the neutral expert). Since we do not recognise the legitimacy of the CoA, we do not respond to any of its communications,” sources in the Central Government said.
“Additionally, as IWT is in abeyance, India is not bound to respond. This is a tactic by Pakistan to get us involved to show that we remain engaged, ” they said.
The background to this unprecedented standoff lies in New Delhi’s decision on April 23, 2025, a day after 26 civilians were killed in Pahalgam by Pakistan-linked terrorists. India formally placed the Indus Waters Treaty “in abeyance” and, for the first time since 1960, explicitly linked water cooperation to Pakistan’s continued use of terrorism as an instrument of state policy.
The move came alongside Operation Sindoor and marked a decisive shift in India’s Pakistan policy – cooperation cannot continue amid hostility. (Agencies)
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