Pakistan, Jan. 24 -- On Thursday, Pakistan's Permanent Representative to the United Nations, Asim Iftikhar Ahmad, warned of what he described as a "disturbing trend" in international affairs. While his remarks were prompted by India's decision to place the Indus Waters Treaty in what New Delhi has termed "abeyance", their relevance extended beyond a single dispute. Almost simultaneously, Pakistan has found itself under scrutiny for joining the Gaza Board of Peace, a multilateral initiative endorsed under a United Nations Security Council .

India's announcement that the Indus Waters Treaty is being held in abeyance-something with no recognised standing in international law- followed the 2025 Pahalgam attack, but its implications reach far...