Hi KBS Sidhu, you seem to think that India got a bad deal out of the water treaty with Pakistan. You seem to be suggesting India should divert water that currently flows into Pakistan and use it in India instead.
I understand the incentive; water is getting more and more valuable for irrigation and other uses. However, doesn't that have wider regional implications? If India starts to divert rivers that flow into Pakistan couldn't India's neighbours such as Nepal, Bhutan or China use this as an excuse to divert rivers that currently flow into India?
And what would be the objective of suspending the Indus water Treaty, and eventually abrogating it, if you’re not going to use the waters of the western rivers?
You have a point. It takes time, engineering skills, and lot of funds to do it, and also smaller countries will not mess with India, least of all landlocked neighbours.
Most of our media outlets keep their P/L (both top and bottom lines) as top priority. In India, melodrama and overacting works and has high appeal. Having said that, let's not forget that 90%+ youtubers are mouthpieces of political, regional and ideological powers, and paddle their narratives only. MSM, with its continuously deteriorating quality is still marginally better than the youtubers.
At least we should continue with our humble attempt to present facts.... opinions can and will differ, but "facts do not cease to exist just because they are ignored."
Entire issue has hit headlines when Pahalgam genocide happened. India was relaxed snoring away if not fast asleep with none of the projects being pursued.Ad-Hoc policy making. World knows that wars in future would be fought over water.
Hi KBS Sidhu, you seem to think that India got a bad deal out of the water treaty with Pakistan. You seem to be suggesting India should divert water that currently flows into Pakistan and use it in India instead.
I understand the incentive; water is getting more and more valuable for irrigation and other uses. However, doesn't that have wider regional implications? If India starts to divert rivers that flow into Pakistan couldn't India's neighbours such as Nepal, Bhutan or China use this as an excuse to divert rivers that currently flow into India?
And what would be the objective of suspending the Indus water Treaty, and eventually abrogating it, if you’re not going to use the waters of the western rivers?
You have a point. It takes time, engineering skills, and lot of funds to do it, and also smaller countries will not mess with India, least of all landlocked neighbours.
Most of our media outlets keep their P/L (both top and bottom lines) as top priority. In India, melodrama and overacting works and has high appeal. Having said that, let's not forget that 90%+ youtubers are mouthpieces of political, regional and ideological powers, and paddle their narratives only. MSM, with its continuously deteriorating quality is still marginally better than the youtubers.
At least we should continue with our humble attempt to present facts.... opinions can and will differ, but "facts do not cease to exist just because they are ignored."
Entire issue has hit headlines when Pahalgam genocide happened. India was relaxed snoring away if not fast asleep with none of the projects being pursued.Ad-Hoc policy making. World knows that wars in future would be fought over water.