GS2 · 10 marks · 150 words

Water diplomacy can redefine the contours of regional cooperation in South Asia. Discuss with special reference to Indus water treaty 1960.

Answered by 5 toppers · CSE 2022–2024

NeighbourhoodBilateral RelationsTrade and Economic DiplomacyGlobal Commons and TreatiesSecurity and Strategic Affairs

Syllabus: India and its neighborhood- relations.

How toppers approached it

From 3 of the 5 answers · about 190 words.

Opening

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  • A date or context1 of 3

Body

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  • Points and prose1 of 3

Close

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The toppers’ answers

Aayushi BansalAIR 7 · CSE 2024 · 107 wordsTheir whole copy

Opening · a definition

Water diplomacy refers to discursive, agreements & foreign policy around water, rivers, dams etc.

Regional cooperation in S. Asia

Body · points

  1. Flood control cooperation (eg Kosi with Nepal)
  2. Hydropower generation (eg with Bhutan, Nepal)
  3. River dispute resolution (eg Teesta - Bangladesh)
  4. Data & hydrological analysis sharing.

Indus Water Treaty, 1960

(1) Between India & Pakistan rights of rivers usage of Indus & its 5 tributaries. Regional cooperation: (2) Utilisation of Permanent Indus Water Commission (3) Time tested treaty with no provision for unilateral exit.

Challenges → Pakistan's objection to India's hydro projects → water disputes in the region → lack of inclusion of climate change.

Close · no separate close

None written.

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