India denies ‘supplemental award’ for Kishenganga and Ratle hydropower projects.
• India rejects the “supplemental award” and claims it has never recognized the existence of the Court of Arbitration.
• The External Affairs Ministry argues that the Court of Arbitration’s constitution is a serious breach of the Indus Waters Treaty.
• Pakistan has been raising objections about the design of the power projects since 2015.
• India views the Court of Arbitration’s declarations as a “charade at Pakistan’s behest” and argues that India has exercised its rights as a sovereign nation under international law.
• The Ministry argues that no Court of Arbitration, including the illegally constituted one, can examine India’s actions in exercise of its sovereign rights.