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Sino-Indian water disputes: the coming water wars? [1]

As water scarcity in both China and India worsens, the competition over shared water resources in their transboundary rivers, particularly the Brahmaputra River, is set to intensify. Without an effective working mechanism between the two countries, water conflicts could potentially become a serious challenge to Sino-Indian relations. Nonetheless, the water wars narrative, which is gaining steam in India, is being overstated. This article argues that the major supporting arguments of the water wars narrative are very weak. To begin with, China has no plan to divert waters from Brahmaputra River.

Original Source [2]

Publication Date: 
01/03/2016
Hongzhou Zhang [3]
WIREs Water [4]
3
155-166
Tags:
Water Disputes [5], Brahmaputra [6], India [7], China [8], Freshwater Ecosystems [9], Hydroelectricity [10], Dams [11], Conflicts [12]
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[1] http://admin.indiaenvironmentportal.org.in/feature-article/sino-indian-water-disputes-coming-water-wars
[2] https://onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/pdf/10.1002/wat2.1123
[3] http://admin.indiaenvironmentportal.org.in/category/author/hongzhou-zhang
[4] http://admin.indiaenvironmentportal.org.in/category/journal/wires-water
[5] http://admin.indiaenvironmentportal.org.in/category/thesaurus/water-disputes
[6] http://admin.indiaenvironmentportal.org.in/category/thesaurus/brahmaputra
[7] http://admin.indiaenvironmentportal.org.in/category/thesaurus/india
[8] http://admin.indiaenvironmentportal.org.in/category/thesaurus/china
[9] http://admin.indiaenvironmentportal.org.in/category/thesaurus/freshwater-ecosystems
[10] http://admin.indiaenvironmentportal.org.in/category/thesaurus/hydroelectricity
[11] http://admin.indiaenvironmentportal.org.in/category/thesaurus/dams
[12] http://admin.indiaenvironmentportal.org.in/category/thesaurus/conflicts