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Vietnam’s Angst As China and Laos Dam the Mekong
October 13th, 2016
Via Mongabay, a detailed look at whether – given Laos’ aspirations to become the “battery of Asia” and Chinese dam builders intentions to make it so – Vietnam’s Mekong Delta will survive: Left: The Mekong River and its watershed. Right: The lower Mekong basin. This is the second article of an in-depth, four-part series […]
Read more »Bangladesh Invites Indian Investment In Ganges Barrage Project
October 12th, 2016
Via Future Directions International, a report on Bangladesh’s interest in having India as a stakeholder in the proposed Ganges Barrage project: Bangladesh is keen to have India as a stakeholder in the proposed Ganges Barrage project. If it is constructed, the barrage will divert water into a 165 kilometre-long reservoir with a capacity of up to […]
Read more »The Parched Tiger: Should India Turn The Tap Tight On Indus Water?
October 8th, 2016
Via Eurasia Review, a look at the potential for India to use the Indus for political reasons against Pakistan: Ever since the Uri misadventure carried out by Pakistan-sponsored terrorists, India has put in cold storage the policy of “strategic restraint” and declared an all-out offensive against Pakistani deep state encompassing the political, diplomatic and economic […]
Read more »Can Iraq Reach Dam Agreement With Turkey To Protect Marshes?
October 7th, 2016
Courtesy of Al Monitor, a report on how recent Turkish dam projects, in particular the Ilisu Dam, are affecting the level of water in Iraq significantly with the marshes drying and the agricultural industry witnessing a significant decline: Severe drought is affecting agricultural lands across Iraq because of the low levels of river water. Iraqi officials […]
Read more »The Parched Tiger: India’s Systemic Water Crisis
October 4th, 2016
Via Global Risk Insights, a look at how the ongoing Karnataka-Tamil Nadu dispute over the Cauvery river is indicative of a broader water crisis facing India: On 9 September, protesters took to the streets of Bengaluru to oppose a Supreme Court judgement ordering the state of Karnataka to distribute water from its section of the Cauvery […]
Read more »The Parched Tiger: Why the India-Pakistan War Over Water Is So Dangerous
September 30th, 2016
Via Foreign Policy, a look at the how – as New Delhi and Islamabad trade nuclear threats and deadly attacks – a brewing war over shared water resources threatens to turn up the violence: Early on the morning of Sept. 29, according to India’s Defense Ministryand military, Indian forces staged a “surgical strike” in Pakistan-administered Kashmir that […]
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