After independence, India and Pakistan inherited economies stripped bare, However, India, by June 2025, had become the ...

India’s action is the first-ever suspension of the pact. The treaty, “a rare beacon of cooperation between India and Pakistan,” allocates waters in the Indus basin.

In 1960, with mediation by the World Bank, India and Pakistan signed a water-sharing pact known as the Indus Waters Treaty, which outlined how both countries could use water from the river system.

India says 3 militants behind Kashmir shooting that sparked tensions with Pakistan have been killed By The Associated Press Updated July 29, 2025, 4:15 a.m.