In our journey up towards the 11,667-foot-high Razdan pass in the north of Kashmir, we soak ourselves in the breeze that finds a way towards us through the tall deodar trees. As we keep admiring her beauty, Gurez starts appearing as a long line of white and blue tents on the flood plains of Kishanganga. When Chak was imprisoned by …
The Indus Waters Treaty, brokered by the World Bank, which has again become a source of contention between India and Pakistan, considerably encapsulates the principle of equitable allocation rather than the principle of appreciable harm. Consequently, Pakistan went to the World Bank accusing India of violating the IWT and the court’s verdict. India’s stand On July 6, 2023, the Permanent …
India issued a notice to Pakistan on January 25 accusing its neighbour of being “intransigent” on the implementation of the Indus Waters Treaty. In 1960, India and Pakistan signed the Indus Waters Treaty with the World Bank as a signatory of the pact. Under the treaty, India got control over the rivers Beas, Ravi and Sutlej while Pakistan gained control …
