By Gibran Naiyyar Peshimam, Shivam Patel and Tanvi Mehta ISLAMABAD/NEW DELHI (Reuters) -India Prime Minister Narendra Modi said on Tuesday that water that previously was being sent outside the country would now be retained for internal use,

Prime Minister Narendra Modi has made it clear that the decision to suspend the Indus Waters Treaty that stopped the supply to Pakistan will not be reversed, saying, "India's water will be used for India's interests".

In an apparent reference to the Indus Waters Treaty being put in abeyance, Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Tuesday said earlier even the water which rightfully belonged to India went outside the country but it will now flow for India's benefit and will be utilised for the country.