The Indus Water Treaty (IWT), signed on September 19, 1960, was brokered by the World Bank after nine years of negotiations.

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It is not only in India ... the Indus River played a life-sustaining role for Pakistan. Due to its dependence on the waters of the Indus River, Pakistan adopted it as its national river.

In the aftermath of Pahalgam terror attack, the Indian government decided to put the Indus Waters Treaty of 1960 in abeyance.