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The Indus in a Climate Crisis: Reassessing Punjab’s Cholistan Canal Project
April 1st, 2025
Via Modern Diplomacy, a look at how the proposed Cholistan Canal project in Punjab has ignited a critical debate against the backdrop of an escalating climate crisis, placing Pakistan’s lifeline, the Indus River, under unprecedented strain: The proposed Cholistan Canal project in Punjab has ignited a critical debate against the backdrop of an escalating climate […]
Read more »Pakistan’s Dispute Over New Canal Threatens Political Coalition
March 26th, 2025
Via Nikkei Asia, a report on a disputed $750m canal in Pakistan: Growing concerns over a potential water crisis from the building of a new canal have sparked opposition across Pakistan’s southern province of Sindh, with the local assembly passing a resolution against it in mid-March. This has raised fear that the Pakistan People’s Party […]
Read more »Pakistan’s Sindh Province: ‘Our Water Has Been Taken hostage’
February 18th, 2025
Via Dialogue.Earth, a look at a new generation’s fight for water, power and resistance in Pakistan, and why Sindh’s survival depends on resisting mega-projects: On a crisp Karachi morning I meet Zulfikar Ali Bhutto Jr; he is calm, approachable, and dressed in an equally crisp white shalwar kameez (a traditional South and Central Asian outfit). In his […]
Read more »Can Climate Break the Ice for India and Pakistan?
November 27th, 2024
Via The Diplomat, a look at how climate and water issues could bring a change in bilateral relations between India and Pakistan: Indian External Affairs Minister S. Jaishankar’s visit to Islamabad for the Shanghai Cooperation Organization (SCO) summit last month was the most high profile Indian diplomatic engagement in Pakistan since Prime Minister Narendra Modi’s surprise pit-stop in […]
Read more »Parting The Waters: India vs. Pakistan
October 12th, 2024
Via the Lowy Institute, commentary on efforts to modify the Indus Water Treaty: On 30 August, India asked Pakistan to modify the Indus Water Treaty (IWT), a long-standing agreement that allocates the waters of the Indus Basin equally between these two often hostile neighbours. It was the fourth such request since January 2023. The IWT is regarded […]
Read more »Pakistan: When The Waters Rise
August 14th, 2024
Via Eurasia Review, commentary on Pakistan’s water challenges: As the world grapples with the escalating effects of climate change, Pakistan finds itself particularly vulnerable. Torrential rains, deadly floods, and stifling air pollution are not distant threats but immediate realities. Yet, the government’s response remains lethargic, more focused on political maneuvering than meaningful climate action. The […]
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