Jammu (Jammu and Kashmir) [India], Security has been increased outside the hotel where Pakistan's visiting delegation is staying in Jammu.
The delegation that arrived in India on Sunday afternoon in connection with the Indus Waters Treaty of 1960 is scheduled to visit Kishtwar to see the dam sites.
The Indus Waters Treaty was signed between then Prime Minister Jawaharlal Nehru and former President of Pakistan Ayub Khan in 1960, with the World Bank as a signatory to the pact.
The treaty guarantees that both sides meet once a year, alternately in India and Pakistan. However, the 2022 meeting scheduled to be held in New Delhi was canceled in view of the COVID-19 pandemic.
The last meeting was held in March 2023.
It establishes a mechanism for cooperation and exchange of information between the two countries on the use of rivers, known as the Permanent Indus Commission, which includes a commissioner from each of the two countries. It also establishes a process to resolve so-called "issues", "differences" and "disputes" that may arise between the parties.
The Permanent Indus Commission (PIC) is a bilateral commission of officials from India and Pakistan, created to implement and manage the objectives of the 1960 Indus Waters Treaty, mediated by the World Bank.
It consists of the Indus Commissioners of both sides and discusses technical issues related to the implementation of the treaty.
India and Pakistan have a long-standing water dispute over two hydroelectric projects.
Pakistan has opposed India's construction of the Kishanganga (330 megawatts) and Ratle (850 megawatts) hydropower plants, saying it violates treaty provisions. India insists on its right to build these projects and maintains that its design fully complies with treaty guidelines.
The World Bank had asked both countries to consider alternative ways to resolve their disagreements over the Indus Water Treaty dispute in 1960.
In 2015, Pakistan requested the appointment of a neutral expert to examine its technical objections to India's Kishenganga and Ratle hydroelectric projects (HEP). In 2016, Pakistan unilaterally retracted this request and proposed that an Arbitration Court rule on its objections.
Pakistan, despite India's repeated efforts to find a mutually acceptable way forward, has refused to discuss the issue during the five meetings of the Permanent Indus Commission from 2017 to 2022.
The delegation that arrived in India on Sunday afternoon in connection with the Indus Waters Treaty of 1960 is scheduled to visit Kishtwar to see the dam sites.
The Indus Waters Treaty was signed between then Prime Minister Jawaharlal Nehru and former President of Pakistan Ayub Khan in 1960, with the World Bank as a signatory to the pact.
The treaty guarantees that both sides meet once a year, alternately in India and Pakistan. However, the 2022 meeting scheduled to be held in New Delhi was canceled in view of the COVID-19 pandemic.
The last meeting was held in March 2023.
It establishes a mechanism for cooperation and exchange of information between the two countries on the use of rivers, known as the Permanent Indus Commission, which includes a commissioner from each of the two countries. It also establishes a process to resolve so-called "issues", "differences" and "disputes" that may arise between the parties.
The Permanent Indus Commission (PIC) is a bilateral commission of officials from India and Pakistan, created to implement and manage the objectives of the 1960 Indus Waters Treaty, mediated by the World Bank.
It consists of the Indus Commissioners of both sides and discusses technical issues related to the implementation of the treaty.
India and Pakistan have a long-standing water dispute over two hydroelectric projects.
Pakistan has opposed India's construction of the Kishanganga (330 megawatts) and Ratle (850 megawatts) hydropower plants, saying it violates treaty provisions. India insists on its right to build these projects and maintains that its design fully complies with treaty guidelines.
The World Bank had asked both countries to consider alternative ways to resolve their disagreements over the Indus Water Treaty dispute in 1960.
In 2015, Pakistan requested the appointment of a neutral expert to examine its technical objections to India's Kishenganga and Ratle hydroelectric projects (HEP). In 2016, Pakistan unilaterally retracted this request and proposed that an Arbitration Court rule on its objections.
Pakistan, despite India's repeated efforts to find a mutually acceptable way forward, has refused to discuss the issue during the five meetings of the Permanent Indus Commission from 2017 to 2022.
