Srinagar, July 19 -- Speaking at the launch of the monograph"Indus Water Treaty-Mirroring the Facts"authored by veteran journalist Shri Sant Kumar Sharma in Jammu, the Lieutenant Governor said the decision to exit the IWT sends a strong and clear message to Pakistan in the wake of the Pakistan-sponsored terror attack in Pahalgam.

"India has made it clear that blood and water cannot flow together. Terror and talks cannot go together, and terror and trade cannot happen together," LG Sinha said. "The termination of the Indus Water Treaty is a befitting response to Pakistan, and it will have far-reaching consequences since the country depends heavily on the Indus River system."

He said that with the treaty now revoked, India will have full ...