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A Tale Of Two Nations: The North Aral Sea Rebounds While The South Aral Sea Dries Up
July 12th, 2025
Via Eurasia Review, a look at how – once a thriving inland sea – the Aral has become a cautionary tale of ecological collapse, political neglect, and uneven recovery, as efforts in Kazakhstan are bringing about a slow revival in the north, while Uzbekistan’s extractivist priorities leave the south gasping for life: Give a man […]
Read more »The Thirsty Dragon: China’s Interest In Next Dalai Lama Is Also About Control of Tibet’s Water
July 10th, 2025
Via The Conversation, commentary on how China’s interest in the next Dalai Lama is also about control of Tibet’s water supply: As the 14th Dalai Lama celebrates his 90th birthday with thousands of Tibetan Buddhists, there’s already tension over how the next spiritual leader will be selected. Controversially, the Chinese government has suggested it wants more power over who is […]
Read more »Ethiopia’s Mega Dam On Nile ‘Now Complete’: PM
July 4th, 2025
As reported by France24, Ethiopia’s Prime Minister Abiy Ahmed on Thursday said a multi-billion-dollar mega-dam on the Blue Nile that has long worried neighbouring countries is complete and will be officially inaugurated in September: The Grand Ethiopian Renaissance Dam (GERD), launched in 2011 with a $4-billion budget, is considered Africa’s largest hydroelectric project stretching 1.8 […]
Read more »The Indus Treaty Verdict: When Water Outlasts War
July 4th, 2025
Via the Lowy Institute, a look at how a Hague ruling against India’s treaty “abeyance” might stop a precedent that could spread from China to Bangladesh: For more than 60 years, the Indus Waters Treaty between India and Pakistan has stood as one of the few enduring triumphs of postcolonial diplomacy – surviving wars, diplomatic breakdowns, and […]
Read more »India’s Unilateral Halt To Water Treaty: 4 Options Pakistan Can Take
June 29th, 2025
Via Nikkei Asia, commentary on options that Pakistan can take to take on India’s unilateral decision to halt the Indus Water Treaty: After military clashes between India and Pakistan broke out earlier this month — at more than three days’ duration, making them the most inflamed between the two countries in decades — a ceasefire was agreed on May 10. […]
Read more »The Parched Tiger: India “Will Never Restore Indus Water Treaty”
June 21st, 2025
Via The Frontier Post, a report that India has adopted a very hard line about restoring the Indus water treaty with Pakistan: India will never restore the Indus Waters Treaty with Islamabad, and the water flowing to Pakistan will be diverted for internal use, Home Minister Amit Shah said in an interview with Times of […]
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