India Suspends Indus River Treaty
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Pahalgam attack: Will India suspending Indus Waters Treaty affect Pakistan?
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India suspends 1960 Indus Waters Treaty governing water sharing of six rivers in the Indus basin.
Treaty survived two wars between the nuclear rivals and was seen as example of trans-boundary water management.
Experts say it's nearly impossible for India to hold back tens of billions of cubic metres of water during high-flow periods.
Himalayan rivers like the Indus carry high silt levels, which quickly accumulate in dams and barrages.
Sudden flushing of this silt can cause significant downstream damage.
Experts say India would first risk flooding its own territory as its dams are far from the Pakistan border.
China has green-lit what will be the world's largest dam on lower reaches of Yarlung Tsangpo .
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