THE HYDROPOLITICS OF SOUTH ASIA: AN ANALYSIS

Authors

  • Muhammad Imran Mehsud Department of Political Science and International Relations, Hazara University Mansehra , Quaid I Azam University Islamabad
  • Tariq Anwar Khan , Department t of Political Science Hazara University Mansehra.
  • Iqra Jalal Department of Political Science, University of The Punjab Lahore

DOI:

https://doi.org/10.52567/pjsr.v3i02.200

Abstract

This paper gives a comprehensive analysis of hydropolitics of the region of South Asia. It discusses different types of water issues prevalent in the region. However, its primary focus is on the water disputes between India and Pakistan, India and Bangladesh, India and Nepal, and Pakistan and Afghanistan. This paper argues that water security has assumed great importance in South Asia because of the demand-supply gap of water.  Such a regional water deficit is due to a number of factors which include climate change, over-population, intensive use of water in irrigation, and the changing lifestyle. This water crisis has resulted in regional co-riparian water disputes. These water disputes are gaining complexity due to different regional dynamics like power imbalances, upper-lower riparian syndrome, territorial disputes, and trust deficit.

Keywords: South Asia, Hydro politics, Water, Indus, Ganges, Brahmaputra

Author Biographies

  • Muhammad Imran Mehsud, Department of Political Science and International Relations, Hazara University Mansehra , Quaid I Azam University Islamabad

    Assistant Professor,PhD, School of Politics and International Relations

  • Tariq Anwar Khan, , Department t of Political Science Hazara University Mansehra.

    Lecturer

  • Iqra Jalal, Department of Political Science, University of The Punjab Lahore

    PhD

Additional Files

Published

2021-06-30

Issue

Vol. 3 No. 02 (2021): Pakistan Journal of Social Research (PJSR)

Section

Research Article

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How to Cite

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“THE HYDROPOLITICS OF SOUTH ASIA: AN ANALYSIS”, Pak. J, Soc. Sci., vol. 3, no. 02, pp. 34–41, Jun. 2021, doi: 10.52567/pjsr.v3i02.200.