On March 22 every year, World Water Day is being celebrated on global level, focusing attention on the world’s water crisis as well as the solutions to address it. In this context, with reference to India and Pakistan, the issue of water needs special notice.
Notably, since the 9/11 tragedy, international community has been taking war against terrorism seriously, while there are also other forms of bloodless wars, being waged in the world and the same are like terrorism. In these terms, India has been waging water war against Pakistan.
In the recent past, while addressing Islamabad’s concerns by speaking in diplomatic language, Indus Water Commissioner of India G. Ranganathan stated, “India had been affected as much as Pakistan due to water shortage in the Indus.” He denied, saying: “Indian decision to build dams on rivers has led to water shortage in Pakistan”, while rejecting Islamabad’s concerns regarding water-theft by New Delhi including violation of the Indus Water Treaty, assuring his counterpart, Indus Water Commissioner of Pakistan, Syed Jamaat Ali Shah that all issues, relating to water between Pakistan and India would be resolved through dialogue.
In international politics of today, these are deeds, not words which matter, so ground realties are quite different as to what G. Ranganathan indicated in his statement. In fact, India is acting upon water war against Pakistan. Ful Story
Notably, since the 9/11 tragedy, international community has been taking war against terrorism seriously, while there are also other forms of bloodless wars, being waged in the world and the same are like terrorism. In these terms, India has been waging water war against Pakistan.
In the recent past, while addressing Islamabad’s concerns by speaking in diplomatic language, Indus Water Commissioner of India G. Ranganathan stated, “India had been affected as much as Pakistan due to water shortage in the Indus.” He denied, saying: “Indian decision to build dams on rivers has led to water shortage in Pakistan”, while rejecting Islamabad’s concerns regarding water-theft by New Delhi including violation of the Indus Water Treaty, assuring his counterpart, Indus Water Commissioner of Pakistan, Syed Jamaat Ali Shah that all issues, relating to water between Pakistan and India would be resolved through dialogue.
In international politics of today, these are deeds, not words which matter, so ground realties are quite different as to what G. Ranganathan indicated in his statement. In fact, India is acting upon water war against Pakistan. Ful Story
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