1.4.8. India’s Options

♤ Utilizing the eastern river waters optimally.

♤ Ensure that the infrastructure which needs to be developed to fully exploit the capacity as provisioned as part of the IWT with respect to both western and eastern rivers should be completed expeditiously in a time bound manner.

♤ Utilizing the existing dispute resolution mechanism judiciously.

♤ India needs to continue its engagement with Afghanistan and assist in dam construction, not withstanding protestations by Pakistan.