Claim
After the Pahalgam attack of April 2025, India suspended the Indus Waters Treaty for the first time on 23 April 2025.
“पाकिस्तान के आतंकियों ने जो कायराना हरकत की उसके बाद भारत ने 23 अप्रैल 2025 को पहली बार संधि को स्थगित कर दिया।”▶ Watch source segment
Rationale
The Pahalgam attack occurred on 22 April 2025, and on 23 April 2025 India's Cabinet Committee on Security announced the 1960 Indus Waters Treaty would be 'held in abeyance' (effectively suspended) until Pakistan ends cross-border terrorism. The treaty had endured multiple wars over 65 years and was never previously suspended (India threatened but did not act in 2019), so this was indeed the first time. The claim's date, cause, and 'first time' framing all match reputable primary and wire-agency reporting; 'in abeyance' is the technical term for the suspension the anchor described.
Evidence
- https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Indus_Waters_Treaty Documents that on 23 April 2025, following the 22 April Pahalgam attack, India's Cabinet Committee on Security decided to hold the 1960 Indus Waters Treaty in abeyance until Pakistan credibly abjures cross-border terrorism. ✓ reachable · archived
- https://www.aljazeera.com/news/2025/4/24/kashmir-attack-does-indias-indus-waters-treaty-freeze-threaten-pakistan Reports India's freeze/suspension of the IWT on 23 April 2025 in response to the Pahalgam attack, noting the 1960 treaty had survived 65 years of wars and tensions and that India came close in 2019 but did not act — making this the first such suspension. ✓ reachable · archived
- https://www.newsecuritybeat.org/2025/06/suspending-the-indus-waters-treaty-what-it-means-and-why-it-matters/ Confirms this was the first time India suspended (held in abeyance) the Indus Waters Treaty since it was signed in 1960. ✓ reachable · archived