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Citing lack of jurisdiction, India rejects Hague court’s Indus Waters Treaty ruling
MEA says India has 'never recognised the existence in law of this illegally-constituted and so-called Court of Arbitration'
Context
India has strongly rejected a ruling by the (PCA) at The Hague, which ordered India to halt specific construction on the and declared the fully in force. The stated that the arbitral body, established by the , lacks jurisdiction and was formed in violation of the treaty's provisions. Consequently, India has reiterated its stance of holding the treaty 'in abeyance' due to cross-border terrorism, refusing to comply with the PCA's interim measures.
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