Namaskar,

In this episode of Niti Shastra , we unpack India’s strategic suspension of the Indus Waters Treaty in response to the brutal April 22, 2025 terror attack in Pahalgam, Jammu and Kashmir, which claimed the lives of 27 tourists. The decision marks a turning point in New Delhi’s national security doctrine, signaling that acts of terror will now face consequences beyond diplomatic condemnation. We trace the origins of the treaty, its lopsided terms favoring Pakistan, and how India’s restraint over the decades has been met with persistent hostility.

The episode explores Pakistan’s deep dependence on Indus waters for agriculture, employment, and food security and how India’s move threatens to shrink Pakistan’s GDP, trigger inflation, and inflame rural unrest, exposing the fragile economic foundation of a state that has weaponized terrorism while benefiting from India’s goodwill.

“There are decades when nothing happens, and then there are days when decades happen.”

These past few weeks have proven that line truer than ever. From the gold markets flashing warning signs of a collapsing monetary order, to tariff walls rising faster than ever between economic giants, to a river that has flowed in silence for sixty years now being used as a tool in statecraft for legitimate aims - the world is turning on its head.

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