Indian PM vows to divert key water resources amid tensions with Pakistan

The South of Pakistan is dependent on the Indus' water. A reduction in the amount of water by further withdrawals from inflows in Afghanistan or India would result in dramatic losses.

India threatens to cut off water supply to Pakistan

India has threatened to suspend the Indus Water Treaty, which governs how water in the Indus basin is being shared between India and Pakistan. That could wreak havoc on Pakistan's agriculture and economy.

India is threatening to drain the rivers that irrigate Pakistan after tearing up the water-sharing treaty between the two countries.

Water wars: as India weaponises rivers, Pakistan thirsts for security

India’s suspension of a decades-old water treaty has left Pakistan’s farmers facing ruin. Rivers are becoming battlegrounds elsewhere, too.

What to Know About Pakistan's Ongoing Water Crisis

As military tensions continue to flare up between India and Pakistan, India’s Prime Minister Narendra Modi vowed earlier this week to stop water from crossing the border into Pakistan, saying “India’s water will be used for India’s interests.” [time-brightcove not-tgx=”true”] On April 23, Modi suspended a 1960 treaty that allows the two countries to share water from the Indus Basin. Building infrastructure to stop the flow of water into Pakistan…

In addition to the Kashmir conflict, India threatens to turn off Pakistan's water. Does the good decide on war and peace in the future? The political scientist Thomas Bernauer is skeptical.