EduInvesting.in | May 11, 2025
“You can’t drink water and spit venom at the same time.” – India, probably.
For decades, India has allowed the Indus Waters Treaty (IWT) to flow smoother than its traffic. Even after wars, terror attacks, and UN speeches filled with Pakistani poetry blaming India for everything from floods to forex crashes — we still sent water.
But after Pulwama, Uri, and daily doses of “India ne yeh kiya”, New Delhi decided it might be time to tighten the faucet. So now, Pakistan has one more thing to worry about besides IMF loan EMIs — thirst.
🧾 What is the Indus Waters Treaty?
Signed in 1960 and brokered by the World Bank, the IWT is basically a divorce settlement with shared plumbing.
India gets:
- 🌊 Ravi
- 🌊 Beas
- 🌊 Sutlej
Pakistan gets:
- 🌊 Indus
- 🌊 Jhelum
- 🌊 Chenab
So in short:
“India keeps the upper tap, Pakistan gets the bathtub… and we promise not to flood it intentionally.”
📉 But what changed?
Pakistan changed the game. While India was
sending agricultural water, Pakistan was exporting aggressive propaganda and non-state actors. So now:
🚫 India says: “Water and war don’t mix.”
💧 India plans: “Maximum permissible usage under the treaty.”
🛠️ India builds: Dams, barrages, and canal redirection projects.
🔥 India’s Evolving Water Strategy
| Timeline | Event | India’s Action |
|---|---|---|
| 2016 | Uri attack | PM Modi: “Blood and water can’t flow together” |
| 2019 | Pulwama attack | India stops sharing data + speeds up dam work |
| 2022 | Review threat | India warns of treaty review |
| 2025 | Still no improvement | “Why are we keeping this water friendship with a hostile neighbour?” |
🚧 Projects India is Accelerating
| Project | River | Status | Pakistan’s Mood |
|---|---|---|---|
| Ratle HEP | Chenab | Under construction | 😡 |
| Kishanganga HEP | Jhelum | Operational | 😭 |
| Shahpur Kandi | Ravi | Ongoing | 😬 |
| Ujh Multipurpose | Ravi | Accelerated | 🥵 |
And no, Pakistan can’t just “pray for rain.” Because India controls the clouds
