Experts are calling for an update to the Indus Waters Treaty, citing significant changes in river flows and climate patterns that threaten water security for both Pakistan and India.

For over six decades, the Indus Waters Treaty (IWT) of 1960 stood as a global benchmark for transboundary water governance. It survived three major wars, numerous border skirmishes, and decades of ...

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. The Indus River Valley in the cold desert of Ladakh, India. Pallava Bagla/Getty Images In 1995, World Bank Vice President Ismail ...

Climate change refers to a shift in temperature and weather patterns across the Earth or within a specific area. Natural factors such as volcanic activity, solar variations, and ocean wave cycles can ...

The IWT enabled the upper riparian to execute diversions.

As military tensions continue to flare up between India and Pakistan, India’s Prime Minister Narendra Modi vowed earlier this week to stop water from crossing the border into Pakistan, saying "India's ...

With the future of a crucial water-sharing treaty between India and Pakistan up in the air, one outside party is looking on with keen interest: China. For 65 years, the Indus Waters Treaty has seen ...

NEW DELHI: After putting the Indus Waters Treaty (IWT) in abeyance, the government is considering three new hydropower projects on the Indus River Basin besides fast-tracking two other projects.

ISLAMABAD, Pakistan — High in the Himalayas, the Indus River flows over the Tibetan Plateau before branching into a web of tributaries that stretch through India and Pakistan and converge to empty ...

The Indus River system is a vital resource for 300 million people in India and Pakistan. The World Bank mediated the 1960 Indus Water Treaty (IWT), which was envisioned as a permanent resolution to ...