An international arbitration court has unanimously ruled that the 1960 Indus Waters Treaty (a landmark water-sharing agreement governing rivers shared between Pakistan and India) remains fully in force, rejecting India's attempt to place the treaty in "abeyance" and imposing interim construction restrictions on the Ratle Hydroelectric Plant while legal proceedings continue. India had argued that the treaty's operation should be suspended on several grounds, including sovereignty, changing circumstances, and allegations of cross-border terrorism — a linkage the Court found provided no legal basis for suspending or terminating the agreement. The ruling carries broad implications for international water law, establishing that upstream geographic advantage and unilateral political accusations cannot override binding treaty obligations at a time when growing global water stress is making shared river systems an increasingly potent source of strategic leverage.