India\'s Water Relations with Her Neighbours
Contents: Preface. 1. India and the law of the sea. 2. Towards a national water law. 3. Large dams trans-boundary waters conflict. 4. The Narmada judgement. 5. Water and security in South Asia. 6. India and Pakistan water disputes: the Indus water dispute. 7. India with China over water. 8. Kosi Canal waterway. 9. River-linking concept of India. 10. India-Bangladesh battle for water sharing: an impact of Tipaimukh project. Bibliography. Index.
For India, water security implies effective responses to changing water conditions in terms of quality, quantity and uneven distribution. It can affect relationships at the inter-state level and equally contribute to tensions at the intra-provincial level. The subcontinent has large river systems, and thus a number of bilateral treaties exist but are often hostage to the prevailing political animosity.
In spite of the UN Convention, riparian nations pitch their respective claims and counterclaims based on their interest and interpretation. Water as an instrument and tool of bargain and trade-off will assume predominance because the political stakes are high. The book attempts to analyse the water relations and the existing problems due to some of the ongoing projects. (jacket)
For India, water security implies effective responses to changing water conditions in terms of quality, quantity and uneven distribution. It can affect relationships at the inter-state level and equally contribute to tensions at the intra-provincial level. The subcontinent has large river systems, and thus a number of bilateral treaties exist but are often hostage to the prevailing political animosity.
In spite of the UN Convention, riparian nations pitch their respective claims and counterclaims based on their interest and interpretation. Water as an instrument and tool of bargain and trade-off will assume predominance because the political stakes are high. The book attempts to analyse the water relations and the existing problems due to some of the ongoing projects. (jacket)
