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One year after Operation Sindoor India keeps Indus dam gates shut and treaty suspended over terror

Politics
Published on 7 May 2026
One year after Operation Sindoor India keeps Indus dam gates shut and treaty suspended over terror

India calls the treaty “unjust” while holding gates shut

A year after Operation Sindoor, India has decided to keep the Indus Water Treaty suspended, maintaining its posture of keeping dam gates shut. The move signals a hardening stance toward Pakistan, with India arguing that meaningful cooperation cannot exist amid terror threats and that the treaty is “unjust.”

  • India keeps the Indus Water Treaty suspended one year after Operation Sindoor
  • Dam operations remain restricted, keeping Indus gates effectively shut
  • India links the policy to ongoing terror concerns
  • Country reiterates its stance that the treaty is unjust
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This summarization was done by Beige for a story published on The Economic TimesThe Economic Times

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