The Parched Tiger: India Must Settle the Teesta River Dispute With Bangladesh for Lasting Gains
April 8th, 2021
Via The Diplomat, an article on India’s Teesta River dispute with Bangladesh: Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi recently concluded his visit to Bangladesh after participating in celebrations commemorating the 50th year of Bangladeshi independence and the centenary of Bangabandhu Sheikh Mujibur Rahman amidst much fanfare. While the visit reaffirmed his long-standing commitment to a ”Neighborhood First” […]
Read more »The Parched Tiger: India, Bangladesh Expand Water Cooperation
March 23rd, 2021
Via the Daily Excelsior, an article on efforts by India and Bangladesh to expand water cooperation: India and Bangladesh have agreed to expand cooperation across the entire gamut of water resources issues, including framework for sharing of river waters, mitigation of pollution, river bank protection, flood management, basin management, according to an official statement on Wednesday. […]
Read more »Safe Water costs 40 Times More In Coastal Bangladesh Than Cities
January 5th, 2021
Courtesy of The Third Pole, a report on how water in coastal Bangladesh is increasingly undrinkable as sea level rise caused by climate change turns water sources saline: Twice a week, 50-year-old Brajasundari loads a collection of jerrycans onto a pedal cart, climbs aboard and travels three kilometres from her village Kanchrahati to buy water. […]
Read more »Bangladesh A Winner in India-China Rivalry, But Water Dispute Settlement Still A Long Way Off
October 28th, 2020
Via Future Directions International, a report on Bangladesh’s efforts to capitalize on India and China’s competition for influence to help address the nation’s water issues: Despite the concerns of environmentalists and of the Indian authorities, the government of Bangladesh is considering a Chinese proposal to dredge and embank much of the Teesta River. The proposal is one of […]
Read more »No Water Sharing Between India and Bangladesh
September 9th, 2020
Via Eurasia Review, commentary on the prospect of water sharing between India and Bangladesh: As the current state of affairs stands, there is no water sharing between India and Bangladesh. Only the “husband” India would have the right to have it all (just as Sheikh Hasina also would have it all in terms of her […]
Read more »Bangladesh Declares Water Emergency
March 10th, 2020
Via Third Pole.net, a report on Bangladesh’s water scarcity challenge and its efforts to shift farmers away from growing water guzzling rice in a race to save depleting water tables: The Bangladesh government is about to declare a “state of water emergency” in the drought prone Barind tract in the northwest of the country, where […]
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