Transboundary River Issues with Neighbours
Much of India’s river network flows across or along international boundaries, creating shared hydrological regimes with neighbouring countries. Transboundary river issues arise when upstream and downstream states or countries have divergent interests in water use, storage, flood control, hydropower and environmental flows. Addressing these issues requires geographical understanding of basin characteristics, legal-institutional frameworks, and policy/arbitration mechanisms to ensure cooperative management. The Indus, Teesta, Mahakali and Brahmaputra systems exemplify such transboundary complexities involving India and its neighbours Pakistan, Bangladesh, Nepal and China/Bangladesh respectively.
The Indus River System
- The Indus system comprises six major tributaries: three classified by the Indus Waters ....
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