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Indus Water Treaty: Poised To Burst?
July 27th, 2010
Courtesy of Toronto’s Globe & Mail, an interesting follow-on report on whether the venerable Indus Water Treaty is still adequate to deal with modern water disputes. As the article notes: “…The last time water issues pushed India and Pakistan to the brink of armed conflict was half a century ago, when Bashir Ahmad Malik was […]
Read more »Pakistan: Drinking Dust
July 25th, 2010
Courtesy of The Globe and Mail, an interesting look at the challenges posed by the shrinking water resources in the Indus Basin and the emergence of a risky geopolitical environmental crisis. As the article notes: “…The Indus looks nothing like the mighty river from history books. Alexander the Great once sailed galleys along these waters; […]
Read more »Pakistani – Indian Water Tensions
July 21st, 2010
Courtesy of The New York Times, a detailed report on the water tensions arising in a high Himalayan valley on the Indian-controlled side of Kashmir, as India and Pakistan argue over water. As the article notes: “…This time it is not the ground underfoot, which has been disputed since the bloody partition of British India […]
Read more »Water: The Key Element In The India-Pakistan Rivalry
July 15th, 2010
Via AFP.com, a report on the continuing tension between India and Pakistan over water. As the article notes: “…For Pakistani farmer Ghulam Sarwar, only war with India can overcome the water shortages parching his crops and drying up his profits. His family owns 85 acres (34 hectares) in northern Punjab, traditionally the bread basket of […]
Read more »Pakistan’s “Raging” Water Crisis
June 23rd, 2010
Courtesy of the Toronto Globe and Mail newspaper, an interesting report on Pakistan’s water crisis. As the article notes: “…Pakistan is facing a “raging“ water crisis that if managed poorly could mean Pakistan would run out of water in several decades, experts say, leading to mass starvation and possibly war. The reliance on a single […]
Read more »India And Pakistan To Arbitrate Water Feud
June 18th, 2010
Courtesy of The Financial Times, a report that India and Pakistan are establishing an arbitration panel to address an intensifying dispute over rival hydro-electric projects, highlighting the growing importance of water in the tensions between the dry but nuclear-armed neighbours. As the article notes: “…Tensions have been rising as both countries face deepening water crises, […]
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