'Blood & Water Won't Flow Together': PM Modi Says Indus Treaty Not In Nation's Or Farmers' Interest
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PM Modi said the Indus Waters Treaty between India and Pakistan was unjust and one-sided, and said it was not in the interests of Indian farmers.
Prime Minister Narendra Modi at the Red Fort. (PMO India)
Prime Minister Narendra Modi, while addressing the nation on the occasion of India’s 79th Independence Day, said the Indus Waters Treaty with Pakistan was “unjust" and “one-sided", reaffirming that blood and water could not flow together.
Speaking from the Red Fort on Friday, PM Modi spoke on the success of Operation Sindoor and the suspension of the Indus Waters Treaty with Pakistan, saying that India had delivered a punishment to the enemies beyond their dreams.
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“India has decided that blood and water will not flow together. Now, my fellow countrymen have clearly understood how unjust and one-sided the Indus agreement is. The waters of rivers originating in India have been irrigating the fields of our enemies, while the farmers and the land of my own country remain thirsty without water," he said.
Delhi: PM Narendra Modi says, “India has decided that blood and water will not flow together. Now, my fellow countrymen have clearly understood how unjust and one-sided the Indus agreement is. The waters of rivers originating in India have been irrigating the fields of our… pic.twitter.com/7d60wghorm— IANS (@ians_india) August 15, 2025
“What kind of agreement was this that has caused such inexplicable loss to our farmers for the past seven decades? Only India has the right to its rightful share of water," he added. PM Modi stressed that India will no longer tolerate the loss caused by the Indus Waters Treaty, saying the agreement was not in the interest of farmers or the country.
Pakistan’s Threats On Indus Waters Treaty
PM Modi’s fiery Independence Day speech came after Pakistani leaders, including Prime Minister Shehbaz Sharif, threatened India for keeping the Indus Waters Treaty in abeyance following the ghastly Pahalgam terror attack.
While addressing an event in Islamabad on Tuesday, Sharif said, “I want to tell the enemy today that if you threaten to hold our water, then keep this in mind — you cannot snatch even one drop of Pakistan." He said if India tried, it will be “taught such a lesson that you will be left holding your ears."
A day earlier, former Foreign Minister Bilawal Bhutto-Zardari called the suspension of the IWT an attack on the Indus Valley Civilisation, warning that the country would not back down if pushed into war.
Before that, Pakistan Army Chief Asim Munir reportedly said Islamabad would destroy any dam if India cut off water flow. “We will wait for India to build a dam, and when they do so, we will destroy it," he was quoted as saying by Dawn. “The Indus River is not the Indians’ family property. We have no shortage of resources to undo the Indian designs to stop the river."
After the Pahalgam terror attack on April 22, the diplomatic ties between India and Pakistan were downgraded with New Delhi announcing several punitive measures, including suspension of the Indus Waters Treaty, cutting Islamabad Mission strength, and expulsion of its military attaches.
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Aveek Banerjee is a Senior Sub Editor at News18. Based in Noida with a Master's in Global Studies, Aveek has more than three years of experience in digital media and news curation, specialising in international...Read More
Aveek Banerjee is a Senior Sub Editor at News18. Based in Noida with a Master's in Global Studies, Aveek has more than three years of experience in digital media and news curation, specialising in international... Read More
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