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India has canceled the decades-old Indus Waters Treaty, blaming Pakistan for the Kashmir attack. And now Prime Minister Narendra Modi has announced that India will not back down from this decision. At an event in New Delhi on Tuesday evening, Modi said that there will be no change in the decision to cancel the Indus Waters Treaty, which stopped the supply to Pakistan. News NDTB

Earlier, on April 22, 26 tourists were killed in a gun attack in Kashmir. For which the Indian BJP government alleges that Pakistan’s intelligence agency and the ‘deep state’ had direct support.

Not only that, India has also accused India of supporting attacks across the border. Although the Pakistani government has denied any involvement in the attack and demanded an impartial international investigation. However, in the midst of all this, tensions are rising between the two countries. Both countries are threatening each other. Due to which both countries have withdrawn from several agreements. One of which is the Indus Waters Treaty. This is what Modi talked about this time.

On Tuesday, regarding the cancellation of the Indus Waters Treaty, Modi said that the decision to cancel the Indus Waters Treaty to supply water to Pakistan will not change. Indian water will be used in the interest of India.

The Indian Prime Minister also said, ‘These days there is a lot of discussion in the media about water…even water that was previously under India’s control has flowed outside the country. Now Indian water will flow only for the benefit of India. This water will be conserved for India’s benefit and used for India’s development.’

It is worth noting that immediately after the Kashmir attack, the Indian government announced the cancellation of all visas for Pakistani citizens and the suspension of the 65-year-old Indus Waters Treaty. About 80 percent of Pakistan’s agricultural land is irrigated using the water of the Indus and its two tributaries. According to the treaty, India could not build additional reservoirs to divert water from the Indus. But due to the suspension of the treaty, India has started construction of new dams and hydroelectric projects.

In response to New Delhi’s moves, Pakistan suspended visas and the 1972 Shimla Agreement with India. At the same time, Islamabad said that suspending the Indus Waters Treaty would be “a declaration of war.” Both countries have closed their borders and airspace in the ongoing tension.

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