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Hindustan Times
10 hours ago
- Politics
- Hindustan Times
India rejects Hague court's ruling on plea filed by Pak
India on Friday rejected a ruling by the Permanent Court of Arbitration in The Hague that it can continue hearing a case related to Pakistan's objections to Kishenganga and Ratle hydropower projects despite New Delhi's decision to suspend the Indus Waters Treaty, and said it has never recognised this court. India rejects Hague court's ruling on plea filed by Pak The Indian side has never participated in the proceedings at the Permanent Court of Arbitration since Pakistan raised objections to certain design elements of the 330-MW Kishanganga and 850-MW Ratle hydropower projects in 2016 under the provisions of the Indus Waters Treaty. On Friday, the Court of Arbitration considered the impact of the Indian government's decision of April 23 to keep the Indus Waters Treaty in abeyance on its competence to take up the case lodged by Pakistan. In a unanimous decision, the court ruled that India's decision 'does not limit' its competence over the dispute and that the ruling 'is binding on the Parties and without appeal'. The external affairs ministry categorically rejected the 'so-called supplemental award' of the Court of Arbitration, just as it 'rejected all prior pronouncements of this body'. The ministry said in a statement that the Court of Arbitration is illegal and was 'purportedly constituted under the Indus Waters Treaty…albeit in brazen violation of it'. A day after the Pahalgam terror attack on April 22 that killed 26 civilians, India unveiled a slew of punitive diplomatic and economic measures against Pakistan, including the suspension of the Indus Waters Treaty of 1960. At the time, foreign secretary Vikram Misri declared the treaty 'will be held in abeyance with immediate effect, until Pakistan credibly and irrevocably abjures its support for cross-border terrorism'. Prior to suspending the treaty, the Indian side always contended that there is a graded mechanism under the pact for addressing disputes, and that two different approaches can't be simultaneously initiated to tackle differences. While Pakistan sought the appointment of a neutral expert to handle its objections to the Kishenganga and Ratle projects in 2015, it unilaterally retracted this in 2016 and sought a Court of Arbitration. In 2016, the World Bank appointed both a neutral expert and the Court of Arbitration, which wasn't recognised by India. India has attended meetings convened by the neutral expert but stayed away from proceedings of the Court of Arbitration. India has 'never recognised the existence in law of this so-called Court of Arbitration, and India's position has all along been that the constitution of this so-called arbitral body is in itself a serious breach of the Indus Waters Treaty', the external affairs ministry said. Any proceedings in this and 'any award or decision taken by it are also for that reason illegal and per se void', the ministry said. The ministry reiterated the reasons for suspending the Indus Waters Treaty after the Pahalgam attack. India exercised its rights as a sovereign nation under international law and placed the treaty in abeyance until Pakistan 'abjures its support for cross-border terrorism'. 'Until such time that the Treaty is in abeyance, India is no longer bound to perform any of its obligations under the Treaty,' the ministry said. 'No Court of Arbitration, much less this illegally constituted arbitral body which has no existence in the eye of law, has the jurisdiction to examine the legality of India's actions in exercise of its rights as a sovereign.' The external affairs ministry described the Court of Arbitration's ruling as the 'latest charade at Pakistan's behest', and said this was 'yet another desperate attempt by [Pakistan] to escape accountability for its role as the global epicenter of terrorism'. 'Pakistan's resort to this fabricated arbitration mechanism is consistent with its decades-long pattern of deception and manipulation of international forums,' the ministry said. The Indus Waters Treaty, which was brokered by the World Bank, allocated the western rivers – Indus, Jhelum, Chenab – to Pakistan, and the eastern rivers – Ravi, Beas and Sutlej – to India. It allowed each country certain uses on the rivers allocated to the other. The Kishenganga and Ratle projects are run-of-river hydroelectric projects that India is permitted by the treaty to build on tributaries of the Indus, Jhelum and Chenab before the rivers flow into Pakistan. India had also rejected the Court of Arbitration's earlier ruling of July 2023 regarding its competence to hear the dispute over the two hydropower projects. Following India's suspension of the Indus Waters Treaty, Pakistan's leadership said any diversion of waters allocated to it by the pact would be seen as an 'act of war'. Pakistani ministers also said they planned to challenge India's action at the Permanent Court of Arbitration or the International Court of Justice.
Time of India
16 hours ago
- Time of India
Punjab Police busts Babbar Khalsa International module; arrests three, including juvenile
(You can now subscribe to our (You can now subscribe to our Economic Times WhatsApp channel New Delhi: Punjab Police on Friday said it has busted a Pakistan's Inter Services Intelligence (ISI)-backed terror module of Babbar Khalsa International BKI ) by nabbing three people, including a juvenile. Punjab DGP Gaurav Yadav claimed the group was conspiring to carry out attacks on police establishments and targeted killings in Amritsar area. "A major terror plot has been foiled, saving innocent lives," the DGP a statement, Punjab police said, "In an Intelligence-led operation, the state special operation cell, Mohali, has successfully busted a Pak ISI-backed Babbar Khalsa International terror module, being operated by UK-based Nishan Singh and Pakistan-based terrorist Harwinder Rinda. Three associates, including a juvenile, have been arrested.""Two hand grenades, a pistol and ammunition were recovered. The nabbed accused have been identified as Sehajpal Singh and Vikramjit Singh, both residents of Ramdas in Amritsar Rural, along with a juvenile," he said. An FIR has been registered under Bharatiya Nyaya Sanhita and the Explosives Act at SSOC, Mohali Police Station. The investigation is ongoing and more arrests are expected, the DGP added. "We urge citizens to remain vigilant and continue to support Punjab Police in this shared mission for a secure Punjab," the statement noted.
India.com
2 days ago
- India.com
Navy staff arrested for spying for Pakistan, passed secret info during Operation Sindoor, he was receiving payments through...
Navy staff arrested for spying for Pakistan, passed secret info during Operation Sindoor, he was receiving payments through cryptocurrency and... Vishal Yadav, who worked as a clerk at the Indian Navy's headquarters in Delhi, has been arrested for spying. Police say he passed secret Navy details to Pakistan's spy service, the ISI. Rajasthan's intelligence team had been watching him online for months. They noticed he was in close touch through social media with a woman calling herself 'Priya Sharma.' Investigators believe she is actually an ISI agent. According to the police, she paid Yadav for any sensitive information he could get. When officers examined his phone, they found years of chats and shared files. Some of these exchanges happened during 'Operation Sindoor,' India's strike on terror camps in Pakistan and Pakistan-occupied Kashmir after the Pahalgam attack. Pak spy Vishal Yadav was paid via crypto trades
News18
3 days ago
- Entertainment
- News18
Diljit's First Public Repose After His Film Sardar ji Came Under Fire For Featuring Pak's Hania Amir
Diljit's First Public Repose After His Film Sardar ji Came Under Fire For Featuring Pak's Hania Amir
India.com
3 days ago
- Business
- India.com
Big blow to Pakistan as China may not give J-35A stealth fighter jet to Islamabad soon, may deliver the jet first to...
Big blow to Pakistan as China may not give J-35A stealth fighter jet to Islamabad soon, may deliver the net first to.. J-35A Stealth Fighter Jet: Pakistan, China's close ally, may not be the first country to acquire the Dragon's fifth-generation stealth fighter Shenyang J-35A. A report published in Air Forces Monthly, which is a leading military aviation magazine published by Key Publishing Ltd in Stamford and Lincolnshire, rejects earlier reports saying that Pakistan Air Force (PAF) would receive its first batch of 40 J-35A fighter aircraft by August 2025. As per the magazine, another country, whose name has not been disclosed, will be the first recipient of China's fifth-generation fighter jet. Notably, delivery of the J-35A to Pakistan is expected to be delayed until 2026 or later, and it will also take two to three years for completion of the order. Notably, the fifth-generation stealth fighter has entered Low-Rate Initial Production (LRIP). J-35A Stealth Fighter Jet The fifth-generation stealth fighter jet is developed by Shenyang Aircraft Corporation, which was unveiled in November last year at the Zhuhai Air Show. J-35A is a twin-engine, multi-role fighter jet which is known for its stealth feature. It is the second fifth-generation stealth jet of China after the Chengdu J-20. The J-35A is specifically designed for precision strike mission and loaded with advanced Active Electronically Scanned Array (AESA) radars and stealth-optimised airframe. It is also designed to be compatible with long-range missiles like the PL-17. Framed as a more affordable export option compared to US's F-35, the J-35A is designed to strengthen the People's Liberation Army Air Force (PLAAF) and act as a major export offering for partner nations such as Pakistan. Pakistan's Interest In J-35A Pakistan started showing interest in J-35A in December last year. As per several reports, Islamabad had ordered approx 40 J-35A fighter jets with a defence package including KJ-500 AEW&C aircraft and HQ-19 surface-to-air missile systems. Promoted as a game-changer for the PAF, the deal was anticipated to offer a short-term technological advantage over IAF, which is not expected to field a fifth-gen fighter until its homegrown Advanced Medium Combat Aircraft (AMCA) becomes operational around 2030. Not only that Pak's pilots reportedly started training on the fifth-generation stealth fighter in August 2024 in China. However, the latest report from Air Forces Monthly, citing sources, states that an unnamed country, possibly Egypt, Algeria, or Saudi Arabia, may become the first to acquire the J-35A during its LRIP phase. The report doesn't specify why China holds Pak's order, but suggests that Beijing is prioritising other customers. If the report is true, PAF will start receiving J-35A in 2026, with the full order of 40 jets completed between 2028 or 2029. The identity of the unnamed country could carry a major geopolitical weight. If a Middle Eastern like – Saudi Arabia or Egypt acquires the J-35A fighter aircraft, it may indicate China's ambition to extend its defence reach beyond its traditional partners like Pakistan, reshaping regional power dynamics.
