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The Thirsty Dragon and Parched Tiger: Strategic Implications of China’s Dam Building Spree In Tibet
October 25th, 2016
Via India’s Institute for Defense Studies, interesting commentary on the strategic implications for India of China’s dam building activities in Tibet: Recent reports have pointed to China blocking the Xiabuqu tributary of the Yarlung Zangpo River (Tibetan name for Brahmaputra) for a dam project. The 195-km long Xiabuqu originates at Bainang and joins the Brahmaputra […]
Read more »The Parched Tiger: India and Pakistan’s Struggle Over Water
October 21st, 2016
Courtesy of Circle of Blue, an interesting interview / commentary on the tensions heating up between India and Pakistan over key water sources in Kashmir, with India threatening to revoke the nearly 60-year-old Indus Water Treaty: Cody Pope for Circle of Blue: Good morning, and welcome to our first installment of Circle of Blue’s Hotspots […]
Read more »The Parched Tiger: Modi Lays Groundwork For Water War In Battle With Rival Pakistan
October 20th, 2016
Via Bloomberg, a look at recent water tensions between India and Pakistan: Himalayan rivers have become the new flash point in the bitter India-Pakistan conflict, providing the latest diplomatic weapon in Prime Minister Narendra Modi’s push to isolate Islamabad. With India still reeling from an attack in Kashmir that killed 19 soldiers, New Delhi is looking to […]
Read more »The Parched Tiger: The Danger Looming Over the Indus River Basin
October 18th, 2016
Courtesy of STRATFOR (subscription required), a graphical look at the Indus Water Treaty: Since 1960, India and Pakistan have abided by the Indus Waters Treaty, an agreement developed by the United Nations to govern the use of water along the Indus River and its main tributaries. But in the wake of an attack on a military base in the Indian-administered […]
Read more »The Thirsty Dragon: Is China Seeking To Make A Weapon of Water?
October 13th, 2016
Via the Daily Mail, a look at China’s regional water ambitions: China’s cutting off the flow of a Brahmaputra tributary is just the latest example of its emergence as the upstream water controller through a globally unparalleled hydro-engineering infrastructure centred on dams. Earlier this year, Beijing itself highlighted its water hegemony over downstream countries by […]
Read more »Bangladesh Invites Indian Investment In Ganges Barrage Project
October 12th, 2016
Via Future Directions International, a report on Bangladesh’s interest in having India as a stakeholder in the proposed Ganges Barrage project: Bangladesh is keen to have India as a stakeholder in the proposed Ganges Barrage project. If it is constructed, the barrage will divert water into a 165 kilometre-long reservoir with a capacity of up to […]
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