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Despite criticism, the treaty has lived through three wars, a number of military stand-offs and the rising tide of water nationalism fueled by friction between Indian and Pakistan. Jhelum river in Srinagar. Photo: Reuters/Danish Ismail A little over 60 years ago , on September 19, 1960 , the Indus Waters Treaty (IWT) was signed between India and Pakistan to share waters from the Indus rivers system (IRS) . After years of negotiations between representatives from India and Pakistan, which were mediated by the World Bank , Prime Minister Jawaharlal Nehru went to Karachi, the then capital of Pakistan to sign the Indus Waters Treaty along with the Pakistani head of state, General Ayub Khan. The vice president of the World Bank, W.A.B. Iliff also signed the document. Nehru hoped that the agreement would bring prosperity to peasants on both sides, and peace, friendship, and goodwill between India and Pakistan. Unfortunately, this did not happen as relations between the two countries remai...