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“Despite the differences between India and Pakistan on various issues, Indus Water Treaty has stood the test of times.” In the light of this statement, discuss the recent developments over this issue.

  • UPSC 2017
  • 15 marks
  • India and South Asia

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The Indus Waters Treaty (Karachi, 19 September 1960), signed by Jawaharlal Nehru, Ayub Khan and the World Bank, gave the eastern rivers (Ravi, Beas, Sutlej) to India and the western rivers (Indus, Jhelum, Chenab) to Pakistan, leaving India run-of-the-river hydropower on the latter. It outlived 1965, 1971 and Kargil, but each decade since 2005 has…

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  • Why it stood the test
  • Recent developments
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