'Position unchanged': India rejects Pak's remarks in Asean on Indus Waters Treaty

NEW DELHI: External affairs ministry on Friday strongly rejected Pakistan's remarks at the Asean Regional Forum and reiterated that India's position on the Indus Waters Treaty (IWT) remains unchanged, saying the treaty will remain in abeyance until Pakistan 'irrevocably and credibly' ends its support for cross-border terrorism.The MEA also dismissed Pakistan's allegations that India had deliberately caused flooding in Pakistan, calling the claims 'baseless' and attributing the rise in the Chenab river's water level to heavy monsoon rainfall.Addressing a weekly media briefing, MEA spokesperson Randhir Jaiswal said Pakistan had used the Asean forum to raise issues that India had already rejected."On the ASEAN forum, Pakistan utilised it to make certain remarks. On that, we have made categorical rejections of the issues raised through our press release. You would have seen our statement. On the Indus Waters Treaty, our position remains unchanged and very clear.