WB pause gives India free rein to complete Ratle project.

ISLAMABAD -- India has restarted work on construction of 850MW Ratle hydropower project on Chenab River leaving Pak clueless about how to stop its eastern neighbor from going ahead with controversial project. The work on the dam has been restarted despite a pause announced by World Bank on Dec 12, 2016. Islamabad wants World Bank to constitute a 7-member international court of arbitration, while India wants that the dispute should be resolved through a neutral expert. However, when this...

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