Under the Indus Water Treaty, India was granted unrestricted access to the water from the ‘Eastern Rivers’, and Pakistan retained rights to that from the ‘Western Rivers'.

In a significant move reflecting its growing discontent with the functioning of the 1960 Indus Waters Treaty, India has formally notified Pakistan on August 30 of its intent to review and modify the Treaty’s provisions,

India has officially sought a review of the Indus Water Treaty (IWT), a water-sharing agreement established in 1960 with Pakistan and facilitated by the World Bank.