TNPSC Thervupettagam

Indus Waters Treaty Arbitration

October 28 , 2022 643 days 472 0
  • The World Bank has appointed a “neutral expert” and a chairman of the Court of Arbitration regarding the Kishenganga and Ratle hydroelectric power plants.
  • India and Pakistan are locked in a dispute over the two projects that come under the 1960 Indus Water Treaty.
  • India and Pakistan signed the treaty in 1960 after nine years of negotiations, with the World Bank being a signatory of the pact.
  • The treaty sets out a mechanism for cooperation and information exchange between the two countries regarding their use of the rivers.

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