Indus Waters Treaty Crisis: Legal Risks and Regional Fallout

For over six decades, the Indus Waters Treaty (IWT) has served as a rare example of cooperation between India and Pakistan in a highly strained bilateral relationship. Signed in 1960 and brokered by the World Bank, it distributed control of six rivers: the eastern three (Ravi, Sutlej, and Beas) to India and the western three (Indus, Jhelum, and Chenab) to Pakistan.