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The Parched Tiger: Indian And Pakistani Tensions over Indus-trial Uses
October 14th, 2011
Via National Geographic, an interesting look at increasing tensions between India and Pakistan over use of the Indus River: “Pakistan’s entire economy is driven by the textile industry,” said Michael Kugelman, a South Asia expert at the Woodrow Wilson International Center for Scholars. “The problem with Pakistan’s economy is that most of the major industries […]
Read more »The Parched Tiger: India and Pakistan Race To Secure Priority Water Rights On The Indus
March 25th, 2011
Via China Dialogue, an interesting look at the emerging battle between India and Pakistan over dam projects in a race to secure priority water rights on the Indus River. As the report notes: “India and Pakistan are once again at loggerheads over the issue of water-sharing. Pakistan is raising strong objections to India’s construction of […]
Read more »An Impending Hydro Flashpoint Between Pakistan and India?
January 20th, 2011
Via Journal of Energy Security, a detailed look at the potential flashpoint in Pakistan – India relations over water: “Judging by recent political statements from Pakistan, water issues are being pitched politically and couched increasingly in the language of security vis-à -vis India. . .and for Pakistan hydropower is its second source of electricity.†Uttam Kumar […]
Read more »The Dam Race Between Pakistan and India
December 12th, 2010
Courtesy of Circle of Blue, an interesting look at how a new era of dam building is bringing uncertainty to the 50-year old water truce between India and Pakistan. As the article notes: The Indus River is Pakistan’s lifeline, the main source of water for the world’s largest irrigation system. In Kashmir’s Neelum Valley, part […]
Read more »Pakistan: Caught Between Floods, Drought, and Politics
August 22nd, 2010
Via The Financial Times, a report on the challenges – short- and long-term – facing Pakistan over water. As the article notes: “…The Indus has not been kind to Mohammed Maitlo. His one-acre farm in Pakistan received so little water for irrigation this year that his wheat crop was stunted. Then the river burst its […]
Read more »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 […]
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