New Delhi, April 28 -- Welcoming the Centre's move to put the Indus Waters Treaty in abeyance, Uttarakhand Chief Minister Pushkar Singh Dhami on Sunday hailed the decision as a bold step under Prime Minister Narendra Modi's leadership.

Speaking to ANI, CM Dhami emphasised that today's India knows how to maintain both friendship and enmity.

"This is a very good decision under the leadership of Prime Minister Narendra Modi. Blood and water can't flow together. Today's India knows how to maintain both friendship and enmity," he said.

The Indus Waters Treaty was signed in 1960, following nine years of negotiations between India and Pakistan, with the assistance of the World Bank, which is also a signatory. Former World Bank President Eugen...