India must uphold water-sharing treaty with Pakistan, arbitration court says


AMSTERDAM, Aug ⁠31 (Reuters) - India must limit ⁠work on an hydroelectric ‌plant in the Kashmir region and uphold a water-sharing treaty ​with Pakistan it ⁠suspended over ⁠tensions with its neighbouring country, ⁠the Permanent ‌Court of Arbitration said on ⁠Monday.

The Hague-based court said the ​Indus ‌Water Treaty between the ⁠two countries ​remained fully in force, as India had ⁠no justification for ending ​or suspending the agreement.

The court said a neutral expert, ⁠appointed by the World Bank, would judge by July 2027 whether the construction ​of hydroelectric ⁠plants in the Himalayan ​region was in ‌line with the ​treaty.

(Reporting by Bart Meijer;Editing by Alison Williams)

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