India and Pakistan will hold the first meeting in three years of a commission that deals with water rights on the Indus River on Tuesday (March 23), the two sides said on Monday (March 22), illustrating a broader resumption of diplomatic ties. The Permanent Indus Commission, set up under the Indus Waters Treaty of 1960, is set to meet in New Delhi on March 23 to 24, said two Indian officials that deal in bilateral water issues. He noted that the Commission is supposed to meet at least once a year under the treaty that governs water usage on the Indus and its tributaries that flow through the two countries. The river use talks follow a rare military agreement this month to stop firing on the bitterly contested Kashmir border. We will discuss to allay those objections, we believe in an amicable resolution," the official said.

Source: dna March 23, 2021 01:07 UTC