Under the Indus Waters Treaty (1960), India has unrestricted rights over which set of rivers?

The correct answer is Ravi, Beas, Satluj.

Background & Logical Breakdown:

The Indus Waters Treaty (IWT) is a water-distribution treaty between India and Pakistan, brokered by the World Bank (then the International Bank for Reconstruction and Development), signed in Karachi on September 19, 1960, by Indian Prime Minister Jawaharlal Nehru and Pakistani President Ayub Khan.

Under the terms of the treaty, the waters of the Indus River system were divided between the two countries into two main groups:

1. Eastern Rivers: Consisting of the Ravi, Beas, and Satluj (Sutlej). India was granted unrestricted rights over the waters of these three eastern rivers.

2. Western Rivers: Consisting of the Indus, Jhelum, and Chenab. Pakistan was allocated unrestricted use of these three western rivers, subject to limited permitted uses by India (such as non-consumptive uses, domestic use, agricultural use, and generation of hydroelectric power without storing significant amounts of water).

Therefore, India has unrestricted rights over the eastern rivers: Ravi, Beas, and Satluj.