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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 […]
Read more »The Thirsty Dragon and Parched Tiger: India and China in Deep Water over Himalayan Hydropower
December 15th, 2025
Via East Asia Forum, a report on how India’s US$77 billion Brahmaputra hydropower initiative and China’s mega-dam at the Yarlung–Tsangpo Great Bend are turning the Himalayas into a digital hydropower flashpoint. Both states are tying dams to AI-enabled grids and data centres, but share no mechanism to manage the Brahmaputra. As China preserves its ‘hydrological […]
Read more »The Parched Tiger: India’s Ganga Basin ‘Highly Water Stressed’
November 24th, 2025
Via Down to Earth, a report on Asia’s ‘triple threat’ as its 10 major rivers are at risk from escalating climate risks and deepening water stress, says analysis The Ganga river basin is highly water stressed and India must act as the basin houses 45 per cent of the country’s population, accounts for 44 per […]
Read more »Liquid Front Lines: South Asia’s Water Wars
November 8th, 2025
Via The Economist, a look at how climate change and rising energy demand could worsen conflict over rivers: RARELY CALM, the cross-border politics of South Asia’s great rivers have been roiling of late. In late October Afghanistan revealed plans to build dams on the Kabul river, rankling Pakistan, with which it had skirmished on the […]
Read more »The Thirsty Dragon: COP30 and China’s Tibetan Plateau Paradox
November 7th, 2025
Via The Diplomat, a look at how China’s stewardship of the Third Pole will shape not only Asia’s water security but the credibility of global climate cooperation. Amid the crowded headlines on the South China Sea and Taiwan Strait, another transformation of considerable consequence is unfolding quietly on the roof of the world. The Tibetan […]
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