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This work investigates the implications of India's revocation of the Indus Waters Treaty on Pakistan's water security and suggests strategic responses.

June 12, 2026Open Access

Impact of Revocation of the Indus Waters Treaty by India: Measures to Offset Its Impact and Future Water Security Strategy for Pakistan

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This work investigates the implications of India's revocation of the Indus Waters Treaty on Pakistan's water security and suggests strategic responses.
Analyzed legal, political, economic, and ecological implications of the treaty's halt.
Utilized past agreements, scientific studies, and real-world monitoring data across Pakistan’s river system.
Introduced a strategic framework named FWSF to enhance Pakistan's water security under pressure.
Identified significant flaws in Pakistan's water management due to treaty revocation.
Proposed local response strategies, including upgraded systems and smarter usage habits.
Emphasized the need for legal safeguards and steady diplomatic discussions with neighboring countries.

Abstract

April 2025 saw India pause the 1960 Indus Waters Treaty after the Pahalgam incident, exposing deep flaws in how Pakistan handles its water needs. World Bank helped arrange that deal back then, with signatures added on September 19, giving Pakistan control over the Indus, Jhelum, and Chenab rivers. India received rights to the Ravi, Beas, and Sutlej instead. For more than sixty years, this agreement quietly held together water sharing between two nations armed with nuclear weapons. Now, its abrupt halt stirs sharp worry over whether Pakistan can keep feeding farms, running industries, and filling homes with water. This work looks into the legal, political, economic, and ecological sides of halting the Indus Waters Treaty, maybe for good. Because of past agreements, scientific studies, official documents, plus findings from real-world monitoring across Pakistan’s river system, one point stands out: ending the treaty breaks global rules, yet Islamabad still needs stronger local responses - upgraded systems, smarter usage habits, new supply options, legal safeguards, along with steady talks abroad. When climate shifts shape decisions, farming methods change fast, ties with neighbors stay firm, survival odds improve sharply. Using deep analysis instead of numbers alone, it introduces a plan named FWSF meant to guide Pakistan forward under pressure. Indus Waters Treaty shapes Pakistan water security amid shifting India-Pakistan relations.

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