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Will Water Tensions Threaten Peace in India’s Northeast?
March 22nd, 2012
Courtesy of The New York Times, a report on the water tension that is bubbling in India’s northeast region between India and China. As the article notes: For India’s Northeast to have a bright future, the region will need to avoid a few minefields. Most importantly, “a sustainable peace, including in the Kachin state (in […]
Read more »The Thirsty Dragon: Chinese Dam Building Tests Southeast Asian Resilience
March 21st, 2012
Courtesy of HydroLogic, a look at how China’s hydropower development activities on the Mekong and Salween Rivers are a clear illustration of the country’s potentially destabilizing strategy, with both diplomatic and environmental impacts, in Southeast Asia. As the article notes: “…These waterways, along with the Yangtze River (one of China’s domestic targets for intensive development), […]
Read more »The Parched Tiger: Assam Fights India’s Mega Dams
March 9th, 2012
Via China Dialogue, a report on popular protests against the construction of a vast network of dams in the Brahmaputra valley which have gathered impressive momentum: In demonstrations barely reported in the media, people in the north-east Indian state of Assam have been fighting for several years against a proposed gargantuan network of dams across […]
Read more »The Parched Tiger: Water As A Political Issue
March 5th, 2012
Via Globescan, some interesting survey results from India and citizens’ perception of the impending water crisis. As the report notes: The potency of water as a political issue in the world’s major emerging economies was underlined again this week when it was reported that water levels had plunged in the Siang river in India’s north-east. […]
Read more »The Parched Tiger and Thirsty Dragon: Indian Official Denies Claims Brahmaputra Levels Low
March 3rd, 2012
Via AFP News, a report analyzing recent claims that Chinese dams have caused Indian river levels to drop. As the article notes: Water levels of a major river flowing through India’s northeast are “normal,” an Indian government official said Friday, denying claims a dam in neighbouring China had caused them to plunge. The senior official […]
Read more »The Parched Tiger: India Supreme Court Again Pushes National River Linking Project to Proceed (2)
March 1st, 2012
Via Circle of Blue, another look at the recent Indian high court ruling that is the second time the court has promoted the mega-project that would link the major rivers in the north with those in the south as a way to better manage water, moving it from areas of perceived surplus to areas without […]
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