India, Aug. 31 -- The suspension of the Indus Waters Treaty (IWT) with Pakistan after the Pahalgam attack highlights India's assertive new outlook.The IWT was a historical blunder from the early years of our Independence. It was ostensibly signed as a symbol of goodwill by Prime Minister Jawahar Lal Nehru and Pakistan President Ayub Khan at Karachi on September 19, 1960. The IWT in principle agreed to the distribution of the Indus system in the ratio of 80:20 between Pakistan and India. Apart from Pakistan getting a lion's share, the treaty allocated the waters of the three eastern rivers (Ravi, Beas and Sutlej) for the use of India and the waters of the three western rivers (Indus, Jhelum and Chenab) for the use of Pakistan. Further, a 1...