Part of: GS Prelims and GS – II – International Relations
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After a gap of more than 2.5 years Indian and Pakistani delegations began the 116th Meeting of the Permanent Indus Commission (PIC).
Key takeaways
PIC is a bilateral commission consisting of officials from India and Pakistan.
Objective: To implement and manage the goals, objectives and outlines of the Indus Waters Treaty (IWT) which was signed in September 1960 with World Bank standing guarantee for any dispute resolution.
Recent meeting coincided with the National Day of Pakistan.
It is being viewed as part of the broader process of normalisation of bilateral ties between the two countries
Do you know?
National Day of Pakistan commemorates the March 23, 1940 Lahore Resolution which paved the way for the creation of Pakistan.
