The Indian government led by Prime Minister (PM) Narendra Modi has threatened to stop water to Bangladesh after unilaterally suspending the Indus Water Treaty with Pakistan.
India suspended the treaty after accusing Pakistan — without presenting proof — of involvement in the Pahalgam attack.
Modi’s party, Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) MP Nishikant Dubey criticised the 1996 Ganga water-sharing agreement with Bangladesh and asked the govt to stop water to Bangladesh just like Pakistan.
“The agreement for the waters of the Ganga was wrong, and it was a mistake by the Congress government in 1996,” Dubey claimed.
The agreement was signed to put an end over the differences regarding water flows between India and Bangladesh.
He further linked Bangladesh and Pakistan to terrorism and raised concerns about border security.
“Lashkar-e-Taiba is in constant contact with Bangladesh’s interim government. To stop terror infiltration, both India and Bangladesh’s borders need to be secured,” he claimed.
In response to India, Pakistan has suspended all visas issued to Indian nationals under an exemption scheme, expelled several Indian diplomats, and closed its airspace to Indian flights.
Due to the closure of the airspace, Indian airlines, already struggling with fuel price volatility and global supply chain issues, now face the prospect of longer flight routes, increased fuel consumption, and higher operational costs. Flights to destinations in Central Asia, Europe, and the Americas are likely to be rerouted, causing delays and raising ticket prices.
