Foremost among these actions is the suspension of the Indus Waters Treaty of 1960, effective immediately, pending what Pakistan's verifiable cessation of support for terrorist activities against India. The treaty guides cooperation on number of cross-border rivers.

Twenty-six men were killed and 17 were injured when suspected militants opened fire at tourists in India's Jammu and Kashmir territory, police said.

Kashmir Resistance, also known as The Resistance Front (TRF), has claimed responsibility for Tuesday's attack on tourists in Indian-administered Kashmir, the deadliest incident of its kind in India since the 2008 shootings in Mumbai.