Hydro Diplomacy in the Hands of Water Business Associations?

On 20 October 2019 Cairo Water Week opened in Egypt on 20 October 2019. The President of World Water Council in his address  publicly restated their availability for hydro-diplomacy efforts. This emerging trend is quite disturbing as it will gradually take over the...

4 nations eye hydropower

Bangladesh, India, Nepal and Bhutan are to form two sub-regional alliances for cooperation in producing electricity from trans-boundary river waters and then sharing it for mutual benefit. Bangladesh and India will be common in both the alliances while Nepal and...

India, Nepal and Bangladesh Support Efficient Exploitation of Ganges

New Delhi, Apr 15 (Prensa Latina) India, Nepal and Bangladesh decided to join efforts to preserve Ganges river and use its waters in hydroelectric, agricultural and socioeconomic projects, reported today the Indian Ministries of Energy, Water Resources and Foreign...

Nepal, India & Bangladesh to make most of Ganga water, hydropower

According to a note prepared by the Ministries of Power, Water Resources and External Affairs, the Ganga Basin has tremendous potential for development of water resources and hydropower. In a significant development indicating a sub-regional strategic alliance, Nepal,...

In deep waters

South Asians share a common historical lineage, of revering and desecrating their rivers with equal impunity at the same time. No wonder, major rivers across the sub-continent are at various stages of neglect. Add legacy of failed institutions to this neglect and you...