India has strongly rejected a ruling by the Permanent Court of Arbitration in The Hague over two hydroelectric projects in Occupied Kashmir, saying it has never recognised the so-called framework for dispute resolution with Pakistan, Indian media reported.
India rejects this so-called “supplemental award”, the Indian Ministry of External Affairs (MEA) said, referring to the ruling in the case related to Pakistan’s objections to Kishenganga and Ratle hydropower projects.
In its ruling, the Court of Arbitration said India’s decision in April to keep the Indus Waters Treaty in abeyance “does not limit” its competence over the dispute and that its ruling is binding on the parties.
”This latest charade at Pakistan’s behest is yet another desperate attempt by it to escape accountability for its role as the global epicenter of terrorism,” the MEA said.
”Pakistan’s resort to this fabricated arbitration mechanism is consistent with its decades-long pattern of deception and manipulation of international forums,” it said in a statement released on Friday.
India has never recognised the proceedings at the Permanent Court of Arbitration after Pakistan raised objections to certain design elements of the two projects under the provisions of the Indus Waters Treaty.