Will there be a détente with India after the elections? on May 15, 2019As India elects a new parliament in the world’s largest electoral exercise, its partners and rivals anxiously await results. Will Prime Minister Narendra Modi return for a second term or will the country have a new leader? The guessing game is expected to continue until May 23rd when the election results are expected to be […]
Pakistan’s unfolding water disaster on June 2, 2018The amount of water available for Kharif crops has declined by 42 percent. This has happened due to a decrease in water inflow to reservoirs, and is an ominous sign for Pakistan’s water and food security. The Indus River System Authority says water inflow decreased from9.32 million-acre-feet (MAF) to around 7.9 MAF, the worst in […]
Can Pakistan escape a dry future? on November 18, 2017In the age of Panama Papers, Paradise Leaks, and Pakistan’s endemic political circus, many important subjects are being lost in the dust of breaking news and sensational views. Water, which sustains Pakistan’s agro-based economy, has been in the headlines in a section of the media in recent weeks but did not receive the attention it […]