Pointing to Indus Water Treaty, Karnataka signals intent to revisit Cauvery water allocation
Karnataka has indicated it may reconsider the current Cauvery water distribution, citing the Indus Water Treaty as a model for adjusting inter‑state allocations when circumstances change. The state’s statement suggests that agreements or adjudication could be used to revisit the allocation under the principle of rebus sic stantibus, which allows modification when conditions differ from those at the treaty’s inception.