Pakistan showed its intent immediately after Independence and Partition, when its soldiers, disguised as tribesmen, entered Kashmir on October 22, 1947. Nayyar is critical of Nehru for preventing the Indian Army from winning back the whole of Kashmir. It is quite possible that both Nehru and Patel did not understand the strategic geopolitical significance of Kashmir for India. A treaty to share watersThe Indus Waters Treaty (IWT) was signed on September 19, 1960, by Jawaharlal Nehru and Pakistan’s President Ayub Khan as a result of mediation by the World Bank. Also Read | The Indus Treaty’s suspension deepens regional faultlines amid climate crisisAlso Read | The Indus Waters Treaty and the options ahead