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2023

Question [CLICK ON ANY CHOICE TO KNOW THE RIGHT ANSWER]
Which country issued a notice to Pakistan seeking modification of the 1960 Indus Waters Treaty (IWT)?
A
USA
B
India
C
Russia
D
China
Explanation: 

Detailed explanation-1: -The correct answer is Mohammad Ayub Khan. With the mediation of the International Bank for Reconstruction and Development, The Indus Water Treaty was a treaty between the Government of India and the Government of Pakistan for optimum utilization of the waters.

Detailed explanation-2: -The treaty, which India, Pakistan and the World Bank originally signed in 1960, allocates rights over the waters of several rivers in the Indus Basin to India and Pakistan. Analysts have often thought of the treaty as a high point in the two countries’ otherwise fraught bilateral relationship.

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