BRUSSELS: Deputy Prime Minister and Foreign Minister Ishaq Dar has expressed concern over India’s ongoing reservoir expansion and water diversion projects on rivers linked to the Indus basin, warning that such developments could lead to what he described as “hydro-hegemony” and threaten regional stability. Addressing a seminar on transboundary water resources in Brussels through a […]
Hydro Hegemony
Pakistan warns India’s projects on Indus waterways aim to establish hydro-hegemony
Deputy Prime Minister and Foreign Minister (DPM/FM), Senator Mohammad Ishaq Dar on Thursday warned that the use of transboundary water resources as a tool of coercion threatens regional peace and global stability, and stressed that respect for international treaties and cooperative water governance must remain the cornerstone of the international order. Addressing the Brussels Conference […]
Hydro Hegemony: India’s Treaty Breaches & the Weaponization of the Indus Basin Geo-Political Fallout of Controversial Hydro Projects How Kishanganga, Dulhasti-II & Chenab Diversion Projects Endangering Regional Peace!
The Indus Waters Treaty (IWT) of 1960, brokered by the World Bank, allocated the three western rivers-Indus, Jhelum, and Chenab-to Pakistan, granting India limited non-consumptive use for hydropower with strict design and flow restrictions. Pakistan contends that India has repeatedly breached these provisions through projects on the Jhelum and Chenab basins, threatening downstream water security, […]