He vowed to protect the Indus River, saying: “Because of this Indus, we have had the Indus Valley Civilisation for thousands of years. We are the heirs of this river, and we will protect it.” ...

India’s history stretches back thousands of years, with ancient sites that predate Rome’s iconic Colosseum (built in 70-80 CE ...

India has taken swift action to downgrade diplomatic ties with Pakistan and put the Indus Water Treaty (IWT) in abeyance. While the practical implications of this move are not yet clear ...

Climate change has already reduced water flow in Indus; suspension of the Treaty would hit at least three big hydro projects and agriculture in Pakistan. In 1995, World Bank vice president Ismail ...

Control over these headworks gave India leverage over canals flowing into Pakistan, leading to rising tensions—and ultimately ...

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Pakistan Peoples Party (PPP) Chairman Bilawal Bhutto-Zardari has threatened that blood would flow in rivers if water is stopped, in a sharp response to India's decision to suspend the Indus Waters ...

In a dramatic escalation following the Pahalgam terror attack, in which 26 civilians were killed, the Indian government has decided to suspend the 1960 Indus Waters ...

While scholars point out that the Indus Valley Civilisation spanned both modern-day Pakistan and western India, Bhutto’s words reflected a deliberate attempt to frame ownership of the river in ...

The cancellation of the Indus Waters Treaty by India following the Pahalgam terror attack has pushed South Asia into a dangerous new reality. Pakistan, heavily ...