Claim
After the terrorist attack in Pahalgam last year, India suspended the Indus Waters Treaty.
“पिछले साल पहलगाम में हुए आतंकवादी हमले के बाद भारत ने इंडस वाटर ट्रीटी को सस्पेंड कर दिया था।”▶ Watch source segment
Rationale
Central assertion — India suspended the Indus Waters Treaty after last year's (2025) Pahalgam attack — is correct. India put the treaty 'in abeyance' on 23 April 2025, colloquially reported as suspension; 'last year' relative to the 1 July 2026 broadcast is accurate.
Evidence
- https://www.npr.org/2025/04/23/g-s1-62285/india-kashmir-attack-indus-water-treaty-pakistan On 23 April 2025, after the Pahalgam attack, India downgraded ties with Pakistan and held the Indus Waters Treaty in abeyance (suspended) pending audit
- https://www.aljazeera.com/news/2025/4/24/kashmir-attack-does-indias-indus-waters-treaty-freeze-threaten-pakistan Confirms India froze/suspended the treaty following the April 2025 Pahalgam terror attack pending audit