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Brinks Report > Blog > World > India’s Surprising Move: Why the Baglihar Dam Gates Opened Again After Shutting
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India’s Surprising Move: Why the Baglihar Dam Gates Opened Again After Shutting

Dolon Mondal
Last updated: May 8, 2025 1:27 pm
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In 25 minutes, India dismantled 9 terror camps in PoK. In 48 hours, it turned off Pakistan’s water tap. No more Mr. Nice Guy.

The Indian government’s decision to reopen two gates at the Baglihar Dam on the Chenab River isn’t just about managing monsoon floods—it’s a calibrated power play.

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Days after shutting all gates to choke Pakistan’s water supply post the Pahalgam terror attack (which killed 26 tourists), India has now shown both restraint and resolve. Why? Because unlike Pakistan, India doesn’t weaponize water—it leverages it.

The Chenab Gambit: Flood Control or Strategic Signal?

Heavy rainfall in Jammu & Kashmir forced India to reopen the Baglihar Dam gates, but let’s not pretend Islamabad missed the subtext.

#WATCH | J&K | Two gates at the Baglihar Hydroelectric Power Project Dam built on the Chenab River in Ramban have been opened. pic.twitter.com/R5mDi26USZ

— ANI (@ANI) May 8, 2025

The Chenab is Pakistan’s agricultural lifeline under the Indus Waters Treaty (IWT), a 1960s relic that grants Pakistan 80% of the Indus basin’s waters. India’s temporary gate closure was a diplomatic warning shot: cross the red line, and we’ll rewrite the rules.

Operation Sindoor: India’s 25-Minute Revenge

The Baglihar Dam move followed ‘Operation Sindoor’, India’s lightning strike on terror camps in PoK. Nine Jaish-e-Mohammed (JeM) and Lashkar-e-Taiba (LeT) bases were reduced to rubble between 1:05 AM and 1:30 AM.

Global media called it “surgical”; Pakistan called it “unprovoked.” Irony alert: The same Pakistan that shelters UN-designated terrorists.

When India says “zero tolerance,” it doesn’t mean hashtags—it means zero terror camps.

Indus Waters Treaty: India’s Trump Card

By freezing the IWT, India exposed Pakistan’s hypocrisy. Islamabad cries “water war” while diverting rivers to fuel terror money (cough Mangla Dam cough). Meanwhile, India’s Baglihar Dam remains compliant with treaty terms—even when it’s not.

Expert Voice: “The IWT was never about fairness. It’s time India uses its upper-riparian rights,” says Dr. Subrahmanyam Jaishankar.

The Bigger Picture: India Isn’t Playing Catch-Up

From Balakot to Baglihar, India’s doctrine is clear: Retaliation with precision, leverage with restraint. While the West lectures on “de-escalation,” India’s actions speak louder:

  • Military: 9 terror camps erased.
  • Diplomatic: Indus Treaty held hostage.
  • Economic: Pakistan’s water-dependent GDP shivers.

Final Thought: The Baglihar Dam isn’t just concrete—it’s India’s exclamation mark. Pakistan’s choice is simple: Stop terror, or thirst.

Also Read Pakistan Slams India’s Indus Waters Treaty Suspension as ‘Cowardly’—But What’s the Real Game?

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