“A river doesn’t just carry water, it carries life.”(Amit Kalantri, Wealth of Words) More than seven decades, and these two important countries of South Asia are struck between themselves and their unlimited and unsolved problems. The one main cause of all the problems is Kashmir and the second one is “water”. Indus water treaty On 19th September, 1960 there was one treaty signed between India and Pakistan which brokered by the World Bank. According to this treaty, the water rights on each river is fixed by the respective states. The Indus River flows through the disputed Kashmir area in south-western Tibet’s autonomous region of China into the Arabian Peninsula. It has many affluent, including the eastern Punjab plains, which are Jhelum, Chenab, Sutlej, Ravi and Beas. Since olden days, the Indus River system has been used for irrigation. Approximately 1850, modern irrigation works started. The era of British rule in India saw the construction of large canal systems and the revitalization and modernization of old canal systems and flooding channels. But in 1947 Britain’s India was divided and an independent India and West Pakistan was created (later called Pakistan). This subdivided the water system, which included headwaters in India and … Continue reading India and Pakistan water crisis and security threat towards South Asia