Supplemental Award in Indus Waters Case – No Legal Basis for India’s “Abeyance”

On 27 June 2025, the Court of Arbitration (“CoA”), empanelled under the Indus Waters Treaty 1960 (“IWT”), issued a Supplemental Award that affirmed Pakistan’s position regarding India’s unilateral “abeyance” of the Treaty. The Award reinforced the view that India’s unilateral actions were inconsistent with the established legal mechanisms of the historic water-sharing arrangement.