India rejects Court of Arbitration’s pondage award on Indus Waters Treaty
India has rejected a recent award from the Court of Arbitration regarding the Indus Waters Treaty, asserting that the tribunal is not legitimately constituted. The Ministry of External Affairs stated that all decisions from the CoA are considered null and void. India continues to hold the Indus Waters Treaty in abeyance following a previous terror attack in Jammu and Kashmir.
- ▪India rejected the Court of Arbitration's award on maximum pondage at Indian hydroelectric projects.
- ▪The Ministry of External Affairs stated that the tribunal is not recognized as legitimately constituted.
- ▪India has placed the Indus Waters Treaty in abeyance since April 2025 after a terror attack.
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India on Saturday (May 16, 2026) rejected an award reportedly issued by the Court of Arbitration (CoA) at The Hague on May 15, 2026, concerning maximum pondage at Indian hydroelectric projects on the Indus river system, reiterating that it does not recognise the tribunal as legitimately constituted.“India categorically rejects the present so-called award, just as it has firmly rejected all prior pronouncements of the illegally constituted CoA,” Ministry of External Affairs spokesperson Randhir Jaiswal said, adding that any proceeding or decision of the body was “null and void.” India’s decision to hold the Indus Waters Treaty (IWT) in abeyance, he said, remained in force.No official communication of the award is publicly available on the website of the Permanent Court of Arbitration…
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