Modi Indus Water Meeting

Prime Minister Narendra Modi will not travel in November to Pakistan to attend the regional SAARC summit, said the government today, blaming "cross-border terror attacks" for creating an environment that is "not conducive" for the meeting of the eight-nation group.

A day after reviewing the Indus Waters Treaty, Prime Minister Narendra Modi called a meeting to review the grant of Most Favoured Nation (MFN) status to Pakistan. India unilaterally accorded MFN status to Pakistan in 1996, but Pakistan has not reciprocated in the two decades since.

Pressing on with its tough position against Pakistan after the Uri terror attack, India will now decide whether to withdraw Most Favoured Nation status to that country. Prime Minister Narendra Modi has called a meeting with top officials on Thursday for a review.

India today indicated that a dramatic reconfiguring of the Indus Waters Treaty for the sharing of six rivers with Pakistan is not off the table as a response to the Uri terror attack, after Prime Minister Narendra Modi said at a meeting: "Blood and water cannot flow together."

Prime Minister Narendra Modi after a fiery speech in Kerala where he blamed Pakistan for exporting global terrorism has now called for a briefing on the Indus Waters Treaty.

As Prime Minister Narendra Modi and Chinese President Xi Jinping prepare to meet again in just over a fortnight on the occasion of the BRICS summit in Goa on October 18, both sides will be closely watching for signs of greater mutual understanding and mutual accommodation on issues that have evaded resolution for some time.

Prime Minister Narendra Modi will not travel in November to Pakistan to attend the regional SAARC summit, said the government today, blaming "cross-border terror attacks" for creating an environment that is "not conducive" for the meeting of the eight-nation group.

A day after reviewing the Indus Waters Treaty, Prime Minister Narendra Modi called a meeting to review the grant of Most Favoured Nation (MFN) status to Pakistan. India unilaterally accorded MFN status to Pakistan in 1996, but Pakistan has not reciprocated in the two decades since.

Pressing on with its tough position against Pakistan after the Uri terror attack, India will now decide whether to withdraw Most Favoured Nation status to that country. Prime Minister Narendra Modi has called a meeting with top officials on Thursday for a review.

India today indicated that a dramatic reconfiguring of the Indus Waters Treaty for the sharing of six rivers with Pakistan is not off the table as a response to the Uri terror attack, after Prime Minister Narendra Modi said at a meeting: "Blood and water cannot flow together."

Prime Minister Narendra Modi after a fiery speech in Kerala where he blamed Pakistan for exporting global terrorism has now called for a briefing on the Indus Waters Treaty.

As Prime Minister Narendra Modi and Chinese President Xi Jinping prepare to meet again in just over a fortnight on the occasion of the BRICS summit in Goa on October 18, both sides will be closely watching for signs of greater mutual understanding and mutual accommodation on issues that have evaded resolution for some time.