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The Parched Tiger: What Now For The Ganges Treaty?
March 15th, 2022
Via Third Pole, an interview on the Ganges Water Sharing Treaty, signed by India and Bangladesh in 1996, which is due to expire in 2026: The Ganges Water Sharing Treaty was signed by India and Bangladesh in 1996. The 30-year treaty was the culmination of decades of negotiation, and specifies the minimum level of water flow to […]
Read more »Can Indus Water Treaty be Renegotiated?
March 9th, 2022
Via Focus Global, commentary on the Indus Water Treaty: It is a happy augury that a 10-member Indian Delegation is currently visiting Pakistan from March 1-3 to take part in the annual meeting of the Permanent Indus Commission, under the leadership of P.K. Saxena, Indian Commissioner for Indus Waters. In 2021, a delegation from Pakistan […]
Read more »The Parched Tiger: India Says All Water Projects Compliant With Indus Treaty
March 5th, 2022
Via MINT, a report on India’s India and Pakistan have discussed the exchange of hydrological and flood data at a meeting of the Permanent Indus Commission during which the Indian side underscored that all its projects are fully compliant with the provisions of the Indus Waters Treaty. During the 117th meeting of the Permanent Indus Commission […]
Read more »Pakistan-India Water Disputes
March 5th, 2022
Via The Frontier Post, an article on Pakistan – India water dialogue: The 117th meeting of the Permanent Indus Commission (PIC) composed of Indus Commissioners of Pakistan and India was held in Islamabad in recent days. The two sides discussed the entire range of water-related issues between both countries under the relevant provisions of the […]
Read more »The Parched Tiger: Ganga, Brahmaputra, Indus water levels to rise by 2050
March 1st, 2022
Via Times of India, an article on the forecasted rise in Brahmaputra and Indus rivers by 2050: The Indus, Ganga and Brahmaputra river basins, which provide water to the most densely populated areas of south Asia, will see an increase in river ‘runoff’ by 2050 and 2100, according to projections by the Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change […]
Read more »The Thirsty Dragon: The Chinese Threat to Lower Brahmaputra Riparians India and Bangladesh
February 18th, 2022
Via The Diplomat, an article on China’s plan to divert the waters of Brahmaputra which would affect over 140 million people who are dependent on the river: Water — one of the most vital natural resources on the planet — is taking center stage in India’s Northeast and is gradually becoming a weapon of geopolitics. A […]
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