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Thirsty Dragon and Parched Tiger: China Begins Building World’s Largest Dam, Tensions Boil In India Over “Water Bomb”
July 22nd, 2025
Via BBC, an article on China’s massive Tibetan dam project and growing tensions between China and India: Chinese authorities have begun constructing what will be the world’s largest hydropower dam in Tibetan territory, in a project that has sparked concerns from India and Bangladesh. Chinese Premier Li Qiang presided over a ceremony marking the start […]
Read more »The Indus Treaty Verdict: When Water Outlasts War
July 4th, 2025
Via the Lowy Institute, a look at how a Hague ruling against India’s treaty “abeyance” might stop a precedent that could spread from China to Bangladesh: For more than 60 years, the Indus Waters Treaty between India and Pakistan has stood as one of the few enduring triumphs of postcolonial diplomacy – surviving wars, diplomatic breakdowns, and […]
Read more »India’s Unilateral Halt To Water Treaty: 4 Options Pakistan Can Take
June 29th, 2025
Via Nikkei Asia, commentary on options that Pakistan can take to take on India’s unilateral decision to halt the Indus Water Treaty: After military clashes between India and Pakistan broke out earlier this month — at more than three days’ duration, making them the most inflamed between the two countries in decades — a ceasefire was agreed on May 10. […]
Read more »The Parched Tiger: India “Will Never Restore Indus Water Treaty”
June 21st, 2025
Via The Frontier Post, a report that India has adopted a very hard line about restoring the Indus water treaty with Pakistan: India will never restore the Indus Waters Treaty with Islamabad, and the water flowing to Pakistan will be diverted for internal use, Home Minister Amit Shah said in an interview with Times of […]
Read more »The Parched Tiger: India Faces Groundwater Crisis Amid Rapid Urban Growth
June 19th, 2025
Via Urban Acres, a report on India’s groundwater crisis: India is confronting a deepening water crisis as rapid urbanisation and erratic climate patterns push groundwater reserves to dangerous lows. While cities like Bengaluru reel under water shortages despite heavy monsoon rains, experts warn that these urban struggles reflect a nationwide emergency—one that demands urgent structural […]
Read more »India-Pakistan Water Pact ‘Outdated’ in Climate Era
June 15th, 2025
Via SciDevNet, commentary that the India-Pakistan water treaty (which governs the sharing of the Indus River) should be strengthened to factor in challenges such as climate change or be scrapped entirely: India unilaterally suspended the 1960 Indus Water Treaty with Pakistan It cited cross-border terrorism but had already been demanding changes Treaty needs updating to […]
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