PM Modi to discuss Indus Water Treaty today

TNN / Updated: Sep 26, 2016, 14:54 IST

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Indus Water Treaty: The Prime Minister, according to sources, will discuss the pros and cons of the treaty with the officials as pressure mounts on his government to act on Pakistan following Uri terror attack. The treaty is often considered to be too one-sided and there has been growing clamour to relook at it.

PM Modi to discuss Indus Water Treaty today

Indus Water Treaty: The Prime Minister, according to sources, will discuss the pros and cons of the treaty with the officials as pressure mounts on his government to act on Pakistan following Uri terror attack. The treaty is often considered to be too one-sided and there has been growing clamour to relook at it.

Key Highlights

PM Modi has called a meeting tomorrow to discuss Indus Water Treaty
He will discuss all the pros and cons of the treaty
Pressure on his govt has increased to act on Pak following Uri terror attack

NEW DELHI: As the pressure on the government increases to act on Pakistan-sponsored massacre of 18 soldiers at Uri, Prime Minister Narendra Modi has called a meeting on Monday of all those concerned with the Indus Water Treaty .
The Prime Minister, according to sources, will discuss the pros and cons of the treaty with the officials.
The treaty is often considered to be too one-sided and there has been growing clamour to relook at it. Just the other day, the spokesperson of the external affairs ministry had said that "mutual trust and cooperation" was important for such a treaty to work.

"For any such treaty to work, it's important that there must be mutual cooperation and trust between both the sides. It cannot be a one-sided affair ," he had said cryptically when asked if the government will rethink on the treaty.