Claim
India has given Pakistan a choice: dismantle its terror infrastructure in a credible, irreversible and verified manner, and only then will India give Pakistan the water it is entitled to.
“लेकिन हमने पाकिस्तानियों को एक विकल्प दिया है। आतंकी ढांचे को विश्वसनीय, अपरिवर्तनीय और सबसे महत्वपूर्ण रूप से सत्यापित तरीके से नष्ट करें। जब आप ऐसा करेंगे, तो हम आपको उतना पानी देंगे जितना आप हकदार हैं।”▶ Watch source segment
Rationale
The claim faithfully paraphrases a real, documented position articulated by India's External Affairs Minister S. Jaishankar in mid-2026: that India has put the Indus Waters Treaty in abeyance (following the April 2025 Pahalgam attack) and offered Pakistan the choice to dismantle its terror infrastructure in a 'credible, verifiable and irreversible' manner, after which India would provide the water Pakistan is entitled to. The 'credible, irreversible and verified' triad and the conditional water-for-counterterrorism framing are corroborated by multiple Indian and Pakistani outlets and a Republic World video attributing the 'India gave the option to Pakistan' statement to Jaishankar. The exact verbatim sentence about 'water you are entitled to' could not be matched to a single primary MEA transcript, slightly lowering confidence, but the substance is well-supported and not disputed by fact-checkers.
Evidence
- https://www.facebook.com/RepublicWorld/videos/external-affairs-minister-s-jaishankar-said-that-india-gave-the-option-to-pakist/1795858140991344/ Republic World video report: EAM S. Jaishankar said India gave Pakistan the option/choice on terror infrastructure tied to water — matches the claim's 'India has given Pakistan a choice' framing. ✓ reachable · archived
- https://www.thebridgechronicle.com/news/jaishankar-indus-waters-treaty-abeyance-pakistan-terrorism-2025 Reports Jaishankar's stated condition that the Indus Waters Treaty remains in abeyance until Pakistan takes 'credible, verifiable, and irreversible action against cross-border terrorism' — the same triad in the claim. ✓ reachable · archived
- https://www.republicworld.com/india/pakistan-must-credibly-irrevocably-abjure-support-forterrorism-india-reiterates-consistent-stance-on-indus-waters-treaty-2026-07-03-131105 July 3, 2026 report confirms India's consistent official stance that Pakistan must 'credibly and irrevocably abjure' support for cross-border terrorism before treaty movement — consistent with the broadcast-date claim. ✓ reachable · archived
- https://tribune.com.pk/story/2585257/pakistan-rejects-jaishankar-remarks-defends-indus-waters-treaty-stance Pakistan's Foreign Ministry rejects Jaishankar's remarks conditioning water-sharing on ending terrorism, independently confirming he made such a statement around this period. ✗ unreachable · HTTP 403
- https://ddnews.gov.in/en/modi-govt-has-corrected-nehrus-mistakes-on-indus-water-treaty-eam-jaishankar/ Government (DD News) coverage of Jaishankar linking the Indus Waters Treaty suspension to Pakistan ending its support for terrorism ('blood and water will not flow together'). ✓ reachable · archived