The Aporia · India cannot ‘set aside’ international obligations when inconvenient, says Dar on New Delhi’s unilateral move against IWT

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Ishaq Dar, Pakistan’s Deputy Prime Minister and Foreign Minister, criticized India for unilaterally suspending the Indus Waters Treaty (IWT) in April 2024, a move that led to military tensions between the two nations in May 2025. In August, the Permanent Court of Arbitration ruled against India, confirming that the treaty remains fully enforceable and lacks provisions for unilateral suspension. Speaking at an OIC meeting on the sidelines of the UN General Assembly in New York, Dar emphasized that international obligations cannot be disregarded when they become inconvenient.

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In August 2025, Pakistan's Deputy Prime Minister and Foreign Minister Ishaq Dar addressed the Organisation of Islamic Cooperation (OIC) Contact Group on Jammu and Kashmir at the 81st session of the UN General Assembly in New York. He emphasized that India could not unilaterally suspend the Indus Waters Treaty (IWT), a binding international agreement, due to its inconvenient nature. In April 2025, India had suspended the IWT, which led to a brief military conflict between the two countries in May 2025 following an attack in Pahalgam, occupied Kashmir. The Permanent Court of Arbitration (PCA) subsequently ruled that India lacked justification for suspending or ending the treaty, reaffirming its full validity. Dar stressed that international obligations cannot be disregarded when they become inconvenient, highlighting Pakistan's commitment to upholding the IWT despite recent tensions with India.

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News Desk. (2026, September 23). India cannot ‘set aside’ international obligations when inconvenient, says Dar on New Delhi’s unilateral move against IWT. Dawn. https://www.dawn.com/news/2032046/india-cannot-set-aside-international-obligations-when-inconvenient-says-dar-on-new-delhis-unilateral-move-against-iwt

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India New Delhi PCA the Indus Waters Treaty the Permanent Court of Arbitration

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In his address at the ministerial meeting of the Organisation of Islamic Cooperation (OIC) Contact Group on Jammu and Kashmir on the sidelines of the 81st session of the UN General Assembly in New York, Dar said: “The treaty is a binding international agreement and contains no provision permitting its unilateral suspension.

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🔮 Deputy Prime Minister and Foreign Minister Ishaq Dar said on Wednesday that India could not set aside its international obligations when they became inconvenient, stressing that the status of the Indus Waters Treaty (IWT) had been reaffirmed by a court of arbitration.

2026-09-23 · Dawn

India cannot ‘set aside’ international obligations when inconvenient, says Dar on New Delhi’s unilateral move against IWT · mixed framing

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Deputy Prime Minister and Foreign Minister Ishaq Dar said on Wednesday that India could not set aside its international obligations when they became inconvenient, stressing that the status of the Indus Waters Treaty (IWT) had been reaffirmed by a court of arbitration. uncertain

status → say → arbitration

India unilaterally suspended the accord in April last year — a move that was followed by a brief military conflict between the two sides in May 2025. uncertain

that → suspend → May

In August, the Permanent Court of Arbitration (PCA), in a setback to New Delhi, declared that the treaty between the two countries remained fully in force, as India had no justification for ending or suspending the agreement. asserted

India → declare → agreement

treaty → say → suspension

“International obligations can’t be set aside when they become inconvenient.” asserted

they → set → ?