Inside the second partition of India-Pakistan—the full story of the Indus Waters Treaty

Описание: The proposed 8.7 kilometres Chenab-Beas Tunnel Link Project intends to divert surplus water from the Chenab River straight into the Beas basin located in Himachal Pradesh.

The Project, no doubt an engineering marvel, has raised alarms on the other side of India’s border, sparking concerns that it undermines the historic Indus Waters Treaty 1960 (IWT).

Surviving several full-scale wars and relentless border skirmishes, the Treaty up until now, delicately managed to separate the issue of water-sharing from the larger bilateral tensions between the two countries.

However, with the treaty in abeyance, the message cannot be clearer - "water and blood cannot flow together."

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