Water Worries Grip KP Farmers Amid Indus Treaty Concerns

Indus Waters Treaty at Crossroads: Pakistan’s Legal Response and India’s Position

One year after tensions escalated over the Indus Waters Treaty, the evolving dynamic between Pakistan and India presents a significant case study in the interaction between law, diplomacy, and regional stability. What began as a dispute over the interpretation and application of treaty provisions has gradually developed into a broader examination of how states respond […] The post Indus Waters Treaty at Crossroads: Pakistan’s Legal Response and …

Water worries grip KP farmers amid Indus Treaty concerns

• Experts warn reduced river flows could worsen food insecurity and hunger• Tarbela and Mangla dams rely on consistent water flow for irrigation and electricity PESHAWAR: At sunrise in a quiet village of Dera Ismail Khan, 49-year-old farmer Adnan Khan kicks his motorbike to life and heads toward his wheat fields, worried about possible violations of the Indus Waters Treaty (IWT) by India. The earth is still damp from recent rainfall, usually a w…

Water, Power, and Deterrence: India’s Strategic Reset of the Indus Waters Treaty

(IN BRIEF) India’s most consequential response to the Pahalgam attack was its decision to place the Indus Waters Treaty in abeyance, marking a historic shift from treating water as a guaranteed entitlement to using it as a conditional strategic tool tied to Pakistan ending support for cross-border terrorism. This move breaks a long-standing pattern in which the treaty endured despite repeated conflicts, instead integrating water into the broader…