In further responding to the attack, on 26 September, the Indian government stated it would exercise its rights under the 1960 Indus Waters Treaty to the full and would expand its utilisation of its rivers flowing through Jammu and Kashmir.
“ 9月26日，印度政府在进一步应对这次袭击事件时表示将全面行使1960年“ 印度河水域条约”规定的权利，并将扩大其对流经查谟和克什米尔的河流的利用。