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The Parched Tiger: Hobbled on Energy, India Ponders a Multitude of Dams
January 9th, 2013
Via The New York Times, an article on India’s growing water stress and its plans to construct a large number of dams to help address its watergy constraint: As we noted here last week, over 600 million people lost power in India last summer, setting a modern record for the number of people affected by […]
Read more »The Brahmaputra: Water Hotspot In Himalayan Asia
January 3rd, 2013
Via the Global Water Forum, an interesting article on the Brahmaputra: Analysts around the world increasingly have their eyes on the Brahmaputra River, a transboundary watercourse with headwaters in the Tibetan Plateau of the Himalayan mountain range. The three riparian states sharing the Brahmaputra – China, India, and Bangladesh – are the world’s first, second, […]
Read more »India, Bangladesh Near Historic Agreement On Teesta Water
November 11th, 2012
Via the Hindustan Times, a report that India and Bangladesh could soon break a politically significant logjam to sign an interim Teesta water-sharing pact following talks between water resources minister Harish Rawat and visiting Bangladesh agriculture minister Begum Matia Chowdhury. As the article notes: “…An earlier attempt to resolve a deadlock over how to share […]
Read more »Bangladesh Meets With Bhutan And India Over Brahmaputra
October 28th, 2012
Via The Economic Times, a report that Bangladesh will convene a meeting with Bhutan, India over Brahmaputra basin management: Bangladesh is convening a high level tri-partite meeting with India and Bhutan aimed at jointly utilizing the water resources of the Brahmaputra river especially for power generation, Bangladesh High Commissioner to India, Tariq Karim, said today. […]
Read more »Pakistan: India’s Water Terror Must Be Stopped
October 10th, 2012
Via Pakistan’s The Nation, an article reflecting the inflamed water tension between India and Pakistan: Special Committee of the Parliament on Kashmir on Tuesday, said that water was essential for the economy of Pakistan. “India is stealing water of the rivers, namely Sindh, Jhelum and Chenab, allocated to Pakistan under the Indus Water Treaty, therefore, […]
Read more »The Thirsty Dragon And Parched Tiger: Why India And China Should Discuss Tibet
October 5th, 2012
Via First Post, an article on the issue of Tibet and the role water politics may play in upcoming discussions between India and China: The issue of Tibet should be “on the table†during talks between India and China, Tibetan political leader Lobsang Sangay said here Friday. “I believe Tibet should be on the table […]
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