Post at: Sep 07 2021
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Indus Water Treaty
Why are the two countries dissatisfied by the treaty?
1. In the first place, the treaty is highly technical leading to far ranging divergences between the two countries in terms of interpretations. For instance, while the treaty says that storage systems can be built but to a limited extent, the technical details makes it increasingly difficult to conclude under what circumstances projects can be carried out.
2. Added to this inherent limitation within the treaty is the political situation between the two countries.
3. While India on the one hand tries to make maximum use of the breathing space provided by the treaty to build projects on the western rivers. Pakistan on account of its suspicions towards India keeps an extra keen eye on every technical aspect of the project and tries its absolute best to get it suspended.
What the Parliamentary Panel recommended?