New Delhi, April 2 (IANS) Pakistan Prime Minister Shehbaz Sharif’s warning on World Water Day that the country faces worsening water scarcity reflects a problem that has moved beyond seasonal stress into a long-term threat to economic stability and national security, according to an article in the Karachi-based Business Recorder.The drivers of this crisis are well understood. Climate change is altering glacial patterns, disrupting river flows and increasing uncertainty around water availabilit…
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Mumbai, March 22 (IANS) The Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) on Sunday said that former Pakistani diplomat Abdul Basit’s recent remarks against India show that the country “cannot survive without terrorism”.Basit, a former High Commissioner of Pakistan to India, during an interview with a local Pakistani channel, had said that attacking Indian cities such as New Delhi and Mumbai should be Islamabad’s “default move” if the country comes under attack from the US.”If America attacks Pakistan, even if…
United Nations, March 20 (IANS) India has reiterated that the Indus Waters Treaty (IWT) will be held in abeyance till “the global epicentre of terror” Pakistan mends its ways.Pakistan “must uphold the sanctity of human life before talking of upholding the sanctity of treaties”, India’s Permanent Representative P Harish said on Thursday at an event held in the UN to mark World Water Day.“India has always been a responsible upper riparian state”, he said. “But responsibility is a t…
United Nations, Jan 27 (IANS) The Pakistani military directly “pleaded” for the end of Operation Sindoor, India has reminded the Security Council, dismissing claims of external intervention. “We will do whatever is required to protect and ensure the safety and security of our citizens”, India’s Permanent Representative P Harish also warned on Monday.“Let me reiterate again that terrorism can never be normalised as Pakistan wishes to do”, he said.While pointing out that Operation Si…
New Delhi, Jan 1 (IANS) When a new government assumes office in Bangladesh following the February 12 election, a major issue it will have to address is the renewal of the Farakka water sharing treaty with India which expires in 2026, with no automatic extension clause, necessitating fresh negotiations. The Farakka Barrage, located in West Bengal’s Murshidabad district, has been a focal point of India-Bangladesh relations for decades.Built primarily to divert water from the Ganga to the Hooghly r…