India, May 27 -- Prime Minister Narendra Modi has stated that the Indus Waters Treaty of 1960 were "badly negotiated." Speaking at an event celebrating 20 years of Gujarat Urban Growth Story in Gandhinagar, the prime minister added that the suspension of the water treaty has Pakistan "feeling the heat."
"In the 1960 Indus Water Treaty, it was decided that the desilting of dams on J&K rivers wouldn't be done. The gates didn't open for 60 years. I have not done much yet. We have just put it on abeyance, but they are already sweating," said Modi.
The prime minister also recalled the partition of 1947 between India and Pakistan and stated that former Home Minister Sardar Vallahbhai Patel wanted the Indian Army to take over Pakistan-occupied...
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