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Can Climate Break the Ice for India and Pakistan?

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 […]

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Parting The Waters: India vs. Pakistan

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 […]

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Pakistan: When The Waters Rise

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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Chinese Dam Construction In Afghanistan: Implications for Pakistan

Via The Diplomat, a report that Pakistan has long been concerned about dams on transboundary rivers in Afghanistan, but China’s involvement creates an opportunity for regional cooperation: Afghanistan’s Ministry of Water and Energy recently announced that a Chinese company has expressed interest in investing in three large dams on the Kunar River with a collective […]

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Projected Water Security of Pakistan

Via Modern Diplomacy, an article on Pakistan’s water crisis: Water security has emerged as a potent non-traditional security concern for Pakistan, endangering the two key referent objects of security: ‘state’ & ‘human’. Water security is grounded on adequate water availability and quality for sustainable socio-economic development; diminution of water-related disasters and water-borne pollution; and curtailment […]

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Securing Indus Waters Rights

Via Eurasia Review, commentary on Indus River water tensions: The Permanent Court of Arbitration (PCA) based in The Hague has declared that they have the jurisdiction to preside over the Pakistan-India conflict over the contentious Kishanganga and Ratle hydroelectric projects in the territory of Kashmir. This decision raises one of the oldest and most profound […]

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