India Suspends Indus Waters Treaty with Pakistan, Escalating Tensions

NEW DELHI, June 21 (Reuters) - India will never restore the Indus Waters Treaty with Islamabad, and water flowing to Pakistan will be diverted for domestic needs, Home Minister Amit Shah said in an interview with the Times of India on Saturday. India has "suspended" its participation in the 1960 treaty, which governs the use of the Indus river system, after 26 civilians in Indian Kashmir were killed in what Delhi called an act of terror. The treaty guaranteed access to water for 80% of Pakistani farms through three rivers originating in India.