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India’s Worrying Plans for Dams on Transboundary Rivers Shared with Bangladesh
April 10th, 2026
Courtesy of The Diplomat, a look at the rising water tension between India and Bangladesh, where the former has at least seven hydroelectric projects on two transboundary river systems in the pipeline in the northeast Indian state of Meghalaya: On Google maps, a deep green stretch about 100 kilometers long along the India-Bangladesh border, right […]
Read more »The Thirsty Dragon and Parched Tiger: India, China, and How Not to Save the Brahmaputra
March 25th, 2026
Via The Diplomat, a look at how – instead of pursuing a diplomatic solution to manage shared waters – India is following a dam-for-dam policy: For over a decade, the Yarlung Tsangpo-Brahmaputra River has been framed as the next great theater of conflict between India and China. China, as the “upper riparian hegemon,” is building hydraulic dams […]
Read more »The Parched Tiger: India’s Water Challenge Is “Stark”
March 21st, 2026
Via The Indian Express, commentary on India’s water challenges: There is a strange contradiction at the heart of India’s relationship with water. We revere it in our rituals, celebrate it in our music, and consider it holy in our rivers. Yet, we also waste it with abandon, pollute it with impunity, and price it as […]
Read more »The Thirsty Dragon: What’s Driving China’s Mega Medog Hydropower Project?
February 7th, 2026
Via The Diplomat, a look at how energy security, frontier development, technological ambition, and geopolitical calculation are increasingly intertwined in China’s hydro infrastructure strategy: China’s most ambitious hydropower project to date officially entered the construction phase on July 19, 2025, when Premier Li Qiang presided over a groundbreaking ceremony in Nyingchi City in the Tibet Autonomous Region […]
Read more »The Parched Tiger: India’s Domination of Global Rice Trade Stokes Looming Water Crisis
January 31st, 2026
Via Reuters, a look at how India’s domination of global rice trade stokes a looming water crisis: Rice has become key agricultural export for India, but at great cost Rice farming depletes groundwater in already water-stressed states, forcing deeper borewells Government subsidies encourage water-intensive rice cultivation at expense of other crops Some states have fledgling […]
Read more »The Parched Tiger: India’s Lifeline at Risk – Ganga Basin Among World’s Most Water-Stressed Regions
December 19th, 2025
Via Climate Fact Checks, a look at India’s Ganga Basin: A new report has revealed that the Ganga River Basin, home to nearly half of India’s population and a major contributor to its economy, is facing “high to extremely high” levels of water stress. The findings highlight growing concerns over water security in the region […]
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