Tag: Ganges

The River Doesn't Forget

The people living along the southwest's rivers want the river back. A barrage and a river are different things.

Bangladesh’s Border Anxiety After a BJP Victory in West Bengal

A double-engine BJP government could no longer blame West Bengal’s opposition for delays. If New Delhi and Kolkata are aligned, Bangladesh will expect results on both the Ganges and Teesta. The Teesta dispute, long blocked by Mamata Banerjee, is especially symbolic. With the Trinamool Congress out of power, Dhaka would expect movement.

Beyond Renewal: Rethinking the Post 2026 Ganges Water Governance Framework

It is now part of the international customary law that no states are allowed to use the international watercourses even in their own territories, in such a way that would cause significant harm to other basin states or to their environment.

The Ganges Treaty and the End of Discretionary Diplomacy

Turning water into a nationalist symbol may mobilize sentiment, but it has never produced water -- and it has often delayed the reordering of ties that scarcity now makes unavoidable.