This article is written by Major (r) Haroon Rasheed. India’s recently unveiled master hydropower plan in the strategically sensitive region of Ladakh has raised serious concerns in Pakistan and among international water experts, who warn of a potential crisis brewing along the Indus River. The plan, which includes ten major water projects, is aimed at expanding India’s hydropower capacity in its northernmost territories. The projects are being positioned as a means to boost local energy independence and development. However, critics argue that these dams and diversions could have far-reaching geopolitical and environmental consequences. Four terrorists killed in security operation in Balochistan’s Musakhel Pakistan, Türkiye, Azerbaijan pledge to strengthen ties for mutual prosperity Chandigarh records first COVID-2025 death For more such Opinions & Blogs, click here. Key Project Locations The Indian government has confirmed that the new hydropower projects will focus on several critical areas in the Ladakh region. So far, the following sites have been named: Achinthang Village Sanjak Parfela Sunt Ladakh (Batalik) Khalsi City Additional five locations (names announced but not publicly listed in detail) According to analysts, these sites were strategically selected for their proximity to tributaries of the Indus River, which originate in Tibet and flows through India … Continue reading India’s Ladakh Hydropower Plan Sparks Fears of Indus Water Crisis