Monitoring Desk: The international community is aware that a war between two nuclear-armed rivals could swiftly spiral into an apocalypse, threatening not only South Asia but global peace and stability; therefore, it is the responsibility of world forums to initiate dialogue on this issue.
These were tentative observations of an article titled “India’s risky gambit over the Indus” published T-Magazine Sunday.
The co-authored article feared that the Modi-led government has chosen to go rogue; flouting international law, rejecting neutral arbitration, and weaponising water against Pakistan, there is a risk of igniting a conflict with catastrophic consequences, particularly on Indus Water Treaty (IWT) issue.
Suggesting the people in power corridor, writers maintained that Pakistan must ensure long-term water security in the presence of a neighbour that disregards all bilateral agreements and customary international laws. For this purpose, Pakistan should adopt a multi-pronged strategy: diversify its water sources by investing in reservoirs, groundwater management, and China Pakistan Economic Corridor-related infrastructure projects; enhance its legal framework by ratifying the UN Watercourses Convention; strengthen diplomatic alliances by leveraging support from China and the Islamic bloc; and implement internal reforms to curb agricultural water waste through modern techniques such as drip irrigation.
