Claim
The World Bank acted as a mediator in the treaty and was also a signatory to it.
“इस समझौते में वर्ल्ड बैंक ने एक मध्यस्थ की भूमिका निभाई थी और उसने भी इस पर हस्ताक्षर किए थे।”▶ Watch source segment
Rationale
The treaty referenced is the Indus Waters Treaty of 1960 between India and Pakistan. The World Bank (IBRD), on the initiative of President Eugene Black, mediated the nine-year negotiations and signed the treaty as a party for specified (limited, procedural) purposes. Both that it mediated and that it was a signatory are confirmed by the World Bank itself, the UN-registered treaty text, and Indian government sources, so both parts of the claim are correct.
Evidence
- https://www.worldbank.org/en/region/sar/brief/fact-sheet-the-indus-waters-treaty-1960-and-the-world-bank World Bank's own fact sheet states the Indus Waters Treaty was brokered by the World Bank and that the Bank is a signatory, with a limited procedural role (e.g., designating a Neutral Expert or Court of Arbitration members). ✓ reachable · archived
- https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Indus_Waters_Treaty States the treaty was negotiated by India and Pakistan with the mediation of the World Bank and signed in Karachi on 19 Sept 1960; the World Bank 'is also a signatory'. ✓ reachable · archived
- https://treaties.un.org/doc/Publication/UNTs/Volume%20419/volume-419-I-6032-English.pdf The registered UN treaty text of the 1960 Indus Waters Treaty, signed by India, Pakistan, and the International Bank for Reconstruction and Development (World Bank) for certain purposes. ✓ reachable · archived
- https://www.icwa.in/show_content.php?lang=1&level=3&ls_id=13109&lid=8004 Indian Council of World Affairs (Govt. of India) account confirming the World Bank's mediating role and signatory status in the treaty. ✓ reachable · archived