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The Parched Tiger: India, Bangladesh Expand Water Cooperation
March 23rd, 2021
Via the Daily Excelsior, an article on efforts by India and Bangladesh to expand water cooperation: India and Bangladesh have agreed to expand cooperation across the entire gamut of water resources issues, including framework for sharing of river waters, mitigation of pollution, river bank protection, flood management, basin management, according to an official statement on Wednesday. […]
Read more »The Parched Tiger: Groundwater Depletion In India ‘Threatens Food Security’
March 19th, 2021
Via SciDevNet, a report on a recent study on groundwater depletion in India: Groundwater depletion in India could result in a reduction in food crops by up to 20 per cent across the country and up to 68 per cent in regions projected to have low future groundwater availability in 2025, says a study. Groundwater is a […]
Read more »The Thirsty Dragon and Parched Tiger: China’s Escalating Water War Against India
March 18th, 2021
Via Times of India, commentary on how, in addition to other asymmetric tactics, China’s Brahmaputra mega-project is a new threat facing India: China’s multi-pronged unconventional war against India has ranged from cyberattacks on critical infrastructure and furtive territorial encroachments to strategic information warfare and an ongoing village building drive to populate uninhabited but disputed borderlands. Water […]
Read more »The Parched Tiger: India’s Winter Crops Shrink by 20% As Groundwater Depletes
February 26th, 2021
Via The Print, a report on how India could see winter crop cultivation shrink by 20% as groundwater depletes: Decrease in groundwater levels and the inadequate irrigation capacity of canals could reduce India’s winter crop acreage by up to 20 per cent, a new study has warned. Indian farmers have been battling depleting groundwater since the […]
Read more »The Parched Tiger: India’s Water Crisis
February 17th, 2021
Via Asia & The Pacific Policy forum, an article on India’s water crisis: A blind spot in India’s water governance landscape is costing the country more than a third of its ready-to-use water, Muskan Saxena, Himmat Singh Bakshi, and Eeshan Chaturvedi write. Of the total water available on earth, only around 2.5 per cent is fresh […]
Read more »Dam Agreement Highlights India’s Water Power Gambit in Afghanistan
February 15th, 2021
Via The Diplomat, a report on a recent agreement between India and Afghanistan regarding the construction of a new dam: Amid Afghanistan’s political churn, New Delhi and Kabul signed a $236 million dollar deal for the construction of Shahtoot Dam on February 9. This developmental project would provide safe drinking water to approximately 2.2. million people and […]
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