“India has not utilised Indus treaty to its fullest”

As the government reviews the 56-year-old Indus Water Treaty with Pakistan, experts on Monday felt that India has so far not utilised the agreement to its fullest to increase irrigation and hydropower potential in Jammu and Kashmir.

Senior BJP leader and former Union Minister Yashwant Sinha, who had recently suggested that India should consider abrogating the treaty with Pakistan as response to the Uri attack, said if Islamabad is not prepared to honour any of its commitments, it should not be incumbent on New Delhi to honour them.

“Utilise the treaty to its fullest. We are allowed to build hydropower potential and use the water for irrigation.