India's Indus Move: How New Delhi Hit Pakistan's Weakest Nerve

• India placed the Indus Waters Treaty in abeyance after the Pahalgam terror attack, linking water cooperation to Pakistan's counter-terrorism efforts.
• Pakistan reacted with diplomatic panic, engaging in 8 foreign visits, 8 forums, and over 10 legal threats, warning of a 'humanitarian catastrophe'.
• Pakistan's economy and agriculture are heavily dependent on Indus waters, making it an existential vulnerability.
• India has fast-tracked four hydropower projects on the Chenab, asserting operational control within treaty limits, further reducing Pakistan's leverage.
• Despite Pakistan's global campaign and legal actions, India maintains the treaty's revival is conditional on irreversible action against terror groups.

Why It Matters: India's strategic move on the Indus Waters Treaty has exposed Pakistan's vulnerability and linked water cooperation to its counter-terrorism actions.