NEW DELHI, June 21 -- Union Home Minister Amit Shah today said India will never restore the Indus Waters Treaty with Islamabad, and the water flowing to Pakistan will be diverted for internal use.

In an interview with the Times of India, Shah said, "No, it will never be restored. International treaties can't be annulled unilaterally, but we had the right to put them in abeyance, which we have done. The treaty preamble mentions that it was for the peace and progress of the two countries, but once that has been violated, there is nothing left to protect."

"We will use water that rightfully belongs to India. We will take the water that was flowing to Pakistan to Rajasthan by constructing a canal. Pakistan will be starved of water that it h...