
Part II: Obstruction, Exploitation and the Long-Overdue Reckoning
1. Pakistan’s Weaponisation of the Treaty 1.1 Systematic Obstruction of Indian Development Since the Treaty’s signing, Pakistan has consistently used its dispute resolution provisions as a strategic tool to delay and effectively obstruct development rather than genuine dispute resolution. Virtually every significant hydropower project India has proposed on the Western rivers—even those explicitly permitted under the Treaty’s terms—has faced…

