India Today reports that spokesman Randhir Jaiswal rejected Pakistan's letter on the Indus Waters Treaty before the UN Security Council. He said the arbitration body was illegally constituted and is not the Permanent Court of Arbitration. The Tribune, updated on 22 September, reports the same rejection of Pakistan's attempt to treat that arbitration as a valid ruling.
India Today reports that Ministry of External Affairs spokesman Randhir Jaiswal rejected Pakistan's Indus Waters Treaty letter before the UN Security Council. He said the arbitration body was illegally constituted and is not the Permanent Court of Arbitration. The Tribune reports India's rejection of the attempt to project that arbitration as a valid ruling.[1], [2]
India Today places the answer before the Security Council. The Tribune's update on 22 September describes the same Indian refusal. The dispute in both reports is the status of the arbitration, not a new water-sharing number.[1], [2]
India Today names Randhir Jaiswal and the Permanent Court of Arbitration contrast. The Tribune reports the rejection of Pakistan's presentation of the Indus ruling. Read as a pair, they support one diplomatic reply: India does not accept that arbitration as a valid ruling. The letter and the reply are one exchange. India Today carries Jaiswal's wording, and The Tribune carries the refusal to treat the arbitration as valid.[2], [1]
