A major new dispute has erupted between India and Pakistan over the Indus Waters Treaty after a Hague-based Court of Arbitration ruled that the agreement remains in force. India has rejected the ruling, saying the tribunal has no jurisdiction over its sovereign decisions and that the treaty remains in abeyance. The confrontation has transformed an old water-sharing dispute into a much larger question of sovereignty, international arbitration and strategic power in South Asia.

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