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Pakistan on Thursday acknowledged that India was regularly sharing updates about the floodwater flow under the Indus Waters Treaty between the two nations. Foreign Office spokesperson Mumtaz Zahra Baloch was asked at the weekly briefing about options for Pakistan if India refused to accept the Court of Arbitration and its verdict on the Kishanganga and Ratle reservoirs issue. "India cannot …

Indus Water Treaty: Hague Court of Arbitration Says It Is Competent To Decide Proceedings Initiated By Pakistan; India Rejects Ruling

Rejecting India's objections, the Permanent Court Of Arbitration at The Hague has ruled that it is competent to decide the proceedings instituted by Pakistan in relation to the Indus Water Treaty in 2016. It raised similar question with regard to Ratle Hydroelectric Plant, and further asked whether India’s proposed design for 2 meters of freeboard at the Ratle Hydroelectric Plant …

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Hope India will…: Pakistan after Hague tribunal's Indus Water Treaty arbitration

Pakistan has expressed the hope that India would implement the Indus Waters Treaty in "good faith" after New Delhi on Thursday said it cannot be compelled to participate in "illegal" proceedings at the Permanent Court of Arbitration over the Kishenganga and Ratle hydropower projects in Kashmir. In January, India issued a notice to Pakistan seeking a review and modification of …

Pakistan has expressed the hope that India would implement the Indus Waters Treaty in "good faith" after New Delhi on July 6 said it cannot be compelled to participate in "illegal" proceedings at the Permanent Court of Arbitration over the Kishenganga and Ratle hydropower projects in Kashmir. In January, India issued a notice to Pakistan seeking a review and modification …

India rejects ruling by Permanent Court of Arbitration in dispute with Pakistan

India on Thursday said it cannot be compelled to participate in "illegal" proceedings at the Permanent Court of Arbitration over the Kishenganga and Ratle hydropower projects in Kashmir after the Hague-based tribunal ruled that it has the "competence" to consider the dispute between New Delhi and Islamabad on the matter. "India cannot be compelled to recognise or participate in illegal …

Indus Waters Treaty: In the latest update to the Indus Waters Treaty issue, India questioned the World Bank's decision to appoint two different separate processes - a Court of Arbitration and a neutral expert - to settle disputes between New Delhi and Islamabad on the Kishenganga and Ratle hydroelectric projects in Jammu and Kashmir. “India’s Indus Water Commissioner issued a …

India has issued a notification to Pakistan for modification of the 1960 Indus Water Treaty, the PTI news agency said quoting government sources. The World Bank at Pakistan's continued insistence initiated actions on both the Neutral Expert and Court of Arbitration processes. In October 2022, the World Bank made appointments in two separate processes requested by India and Pakistan in …

India has issued a notice to Pakistan over the Indus Waters Treaty of September 1960 and has sought a modification in the treaty. Notably, the World Bank had appointed a “neutral expert” and a chairman of the Court of Arbitration regarding the Kishenganga and Ratle hydroelectric power plants in October last year. The key conflict however, is that India and …

Indus Waters Treaty | World Bank appoints neutral expert, chairman of Court of Arbitration

The World Bank has appointed a "neutral expert" and a chairman of the Court of Arbitration regarding the Kishenganga and Ratle hydroelectric power plants, in view of disagreements and differences between India and Pakistan over the 1960 Indus Water Treaty. Announcing the appointments, the World Bank said on October 17 that it is confident that the highly qualified experts appointed …

The Unending Saga Of The Seat Of The Arbitration: Delhi High Court Disregards The Seat Of Arbitration And Favours The Exclusive Jurisdiction Clause In A Domestic Arbitration

The Delhi High Court recently in Hunch Circle Private Limited v. Future Times Technology India Private Limited rejected an application for appointment of an arbitrator citing lack of jurisdiction, despite the agreement categorically specifying the seat of arbitration as Delhi. FINDINGS: The Delhi High Court, relying upon its earlier decision in Cars 24 Services v. Cyber Approach held that "where …

The World Bank has expressed its inability to take an independent decision on the appointment of a neutral expert or a Court of Arbitration for the settlement of a long-pending water dispute between India and Pakistan, saying the two countries will have to bilaterally choose one option, a media report here said on Saturday. Pakistan had made a request for …